The OPTIMAS study, funded by us, found that giving blood thinning treatments in the first few days after a stroke – rather ...

There are over 30,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests each year in the UK, but less than one in ten people survive. Every ...

Usually at least three to six years successful postdoctoral work with a series of first or senior author high impact research papers. Get to know some of the BHF-funded researchers here to learn more ...

Most adults in the UK are living with overweight or obesity, which increases the risk of heart and circulatory diseases. But when you’re trying to reduce your weight, it can be hard to know what ...

The Social cooking project aimed to lower the saturated fat and salt intakes of South Asian families attending a place of worship, to reduce levels of cardiovascular disease in this population. The ...

Your tilt test appointment can last between one to two hours, but you will only be in a tilted position for 15 - 45 minutes of that time. You can ask for the test to stop at any time if you feel you ...

A Doppler test is a quick and painless way to detect blood flow. Professor Charles McCollum tells Senior Cardiac Nurse Emily McGrath more about Doppler tests. Why would I have a Doppler test? A ...

A lung function test looks at how well your lungs work. We look at common questions about the procedure including the main types of lung function tests and how quickly you will get the results. Your ...

In September, several UK newspapers reported that eating cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower every day could lower blood pressure, and in doing so lower the risk of a heart ...

Myocardial perfusion scans use a small amount of radioactive substance to create images which show blood flow to the heart muscle. The test can also be known as a thallium scan, MIBI scan, technetium ...