Heart research breakthroughs under threat from funding shortfall

Future breakthroughs that can save and improve the lives of people with cardiovascular disease are at risk as research faces a shortfall in Government funding over the next decade, the British Heart Foundation have warned. The British Heart Foundation is calling on the Government to commit to increase funding to safeguard the future of UK cardiovascular research and drive advances in some of the country’s biggest killers, including heart disease and stroke. The warning comes as our new analysis reveals that cardiovascular disease research funding faces a shortfall of more than a quarter of a billion pounds between 2025 and 2035. The analysis estimates that, due to inflation, the Government will need to invest an extra £259 million over the decade just to maintain research spending at 2022 levels.