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Ethnicity and heart disease

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Your ethnicity can affect your risk of heart disease. Find out how you can reduce that risk.

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Join in with National Heart Month

Be part of Red for Heart 2012

Get involved and have fun with our Red for Heart campaign throughout February.

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Our events

BHF Events

Walk, ride, run or swim to help raise vital funds for us. And find out about our new cycling events...

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New bike rides coming soon
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Gifts from the heart

Earrings

With 50% off all jewellery you can help us save lives and grab a bargain!

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Book a collection

We'll collect your unwanted furniture and electrical goods to sell in our stores.

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Research

The heart research we fund

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Hope for mending broken hearts

Test

Find out how your donations are helping fund a £260,000 research project looking for clues into mending broken hearts.

Life-saving heart research

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Research

We invest in world-class research into heart disease. Find out how far we've come in 50 years.

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In your area

Heart Town launch in Bromley

We're working with UK towns and cities to get communities heart healthy.

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Share experiences, stories, tips and ideas in our community.

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50 years of heart health

Explore 50 years of the fight against heart disease, and find out where we're going in the future.

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Where we are

Where we are

From shops to events, Heart Nurses to Professors, find something near you on our map.

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Community guidelines

Find out do's and don'ts of the BHF community and give us any feedback.
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British Heart Foundation is a registered Charity No. 225971. Registered as a Company limited by guarantee in England & Wales No. 699547.
Registered office at Greater London House, 180 Hampstead Road, London NW1 7AW. Registered as a Charity in Scotland No. SC039426