Our research has revolutionised how we treat heart diseases, such as heart attacks, heart rhythm problems and congenital heart defects. Heart diseases still cause heartbreak on every street, in every office, in every school. Our research is a crucial step towards beating heartbreak forever.

Our circulatory system is a network of veins and arteries carrying blood to and from parts of our body. When blood can't flow properly through this network, we are at risk of a stroke, deep vein thrombosis or vascular dementia. That's why we fund research into circulatory conditions.

Risk factors are things which increase the likelihood of developing heart and circulatory diseases such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes. We fund research into risk factors because if we can reduce or prevent them, fewer people may be affected by heart and circulatory diseases.