Meet Caterina, a passionate PhD researcher at Queen Mary University of London, who’s taking her commitment to heart research beyond the lab. Specialising in atrial fibrillation and using artificial intelligence to find better treatments, Caterina is running the London Marathon for Heart Research UK. Motivated by herRead more →
Katherine needed open heart surgery at the height of the covid-19 pandemic. Before the surgery she’d been unable to walk for more than 10 minutes. But after recovering she was inspired to take on a mammoth 5,000-mile cycling challenge in Scotland and where the team only hadRead more →
Bo's Story "I wouldn't be able to breathe and I'd almost black out" After struggling with breathlessness and a racing heartbeat for months, Bo Okenla was blue lighted to hospital and diagnosed with a life changing condition. In November 2021, the then 28-year-old collapsed at home andRead more →
Keeley's Story "I would clutch my chest after only one set of stairs" In 2019, Keeley Hellyer was working in a physically demanding job which had her on her feet all day, going up and down stairs. The then 45-year-old was getting very out of breath andRead more →
Coronary heart disease (CHD) kills more than twice as many women as breast cancer in the UK every year. In the UK, 830,000 women are currently living with CHD and 32,000 women are admitted to hospital following a heart attack each year - an average of 88 womenRead more →
Coronary heart disease (CHD) kills more than twice as many women as breast cancer in the UK every year. In the UK, 830,000 women are currently living with CHD and 32,000 women are admitted to hospital following a heart attack each year - an average of 88 womenRead more →
Coronary heart disease (CHD) kills more than twice as many women as breast cancer in the UK every year. In the UK, 830,000 women are currently living with CHD and 32,000 women are admitted to hospital following a heart attack each year - an average of 88 womenRead more →
My son Freddie was born on the 10th May 2016. When he was born, we were told he had a slight heart murmur but it was nothing to worry about, it would go away. But over the first couple of months of his life, I justRead more →
Vicki remembers the 6am call from mum, the rush to get home just to sit with her dad Jim. They thought it was the end. It wasn’t. Vicki was a teenager when her dad’s condition became critical. His organs were failing and he couldn’t even have aRead more →