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The number of people visiting hospital due to heart failure in the UK has risen to a record high, our new national cardiovascular disease (CVD) Observatory has found.
Many breast cancer survivors whose treatment caused them to develop problems with their heart function can safely stop their medication after their heart recovers and most won't need to continue treatment long-term, according to a study we've funded and presented at the European Society of…
Dr Ahmed El-Medany, a British Heart Foundation clinical research fellow, who led the analysis from Imperial College London, said: “These results suggest there is potentially far more information hidden within a routine ECG than we can recognise by looking at it ourselves. "It is particularly…
Over four days of the August bank holiday weekend, the brightest minds came together in Munich to share their research and discuss the latest medical developments at the world’s largest cardiology conference. Our researchers were at the forefront of some of the most exciting scientific…
Fitting a wearable heart monitor for 14 days when patients go to A&E with unexplained fainting improves detection of life-threatening heart problems, according to the results of a trial funded by us and presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Munich. Using the two-week monitor…
Less common heart attacks, which mainly affect women, are more likely to be diagnosed and treated correctly, under new international guidance unveiled at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Munich. The Fifth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction, influenced by decades of…
The relative risk of experiencing a major cardiovascular event fell by 10 per cent for every 5mmHg decrease in systolic blood pressure, researchers found. This was seen consistently across all groups regardless of their predicted risk, suggesting that treatment was effective even in the lowest risk…
The Devolved Nations’ ‘Keep us beating’ campaign has has released a third set of stories about people living with heart conditions. Manufacturing NI Chief Executive Stephen Kelly and former Tourism NI Chief Executive John McGrillen sat on the bench at Titanic Belfast to share their individual…
Our BHF Northern Ireland team has launched a new report calling for urgent action to prevent cardiovascular disease and help save more lives. The scale of the challenge is stark. More than 230,000 people in Northern Ireland are living with cardiovascular disease, while around 4,400 people die from…
A grandmother-of-two from Chadwell Heath is one of the first to be treated as part of a new pharmacy initiative for people living with high cholesterol in East London that aims to reduce hospital waiting times and improve access to treatment. The pilot, funded by us and run by Barts Health NHS…
