About the British Heart Foundation We fund research to keep your heart beating and blood flowing properly. Whether you have heart failure, stroke or vascular dementia, we are out to beat it. Because our research spans all heart and circulatory diseases and all 60,000 miles of blood vessels in your body from head to toe. More than 1 in 4 of us still die from heart and circulatory diseases in the UK. Every single one of us is vulnerable to the heartbreak caused by heart and circulatory diseases they are the worlds biggest killers. When people affected by heart and circulatory diseases are in need they can turn to us. With our research, we give people hope. With our expert advice and training, we give people knowledge and support. And with our campaigning, we help build a healthier world for everyone. We can give people hope where there is none today, we can give people time they wouldnt have. And we can beat heartbreak forever.