The Ticker Tapes

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The British Heart Foundation brings you real stories of people living with heart and circulatory conditions. You’ll hear about the challenges these conditions can bring, but also reasons to be cheerful. From time to time, you'll also hear special episodes with our BHF celebrity ambassadors, and episodes to mark major moments, such as the BHF's 60th anniversary in July 2021. So, see you soon, on The Ticker Tapes!

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SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST AND HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY: Harry's story

Feb 28 2024 27 mins  
In 2016 then aged 7, Harry suffered a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) while taking part in an after school football session. Thankfully his life was saved by the school bursar who quickly responded and tirelessly performed CPR for around 15 minutes until paramedics arrived. Harry was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and had an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD

HEART FAILURE AND COPING WITH GRIEF: Harry's story

Feb 28 2024 28 mins  
Please note this episode covers some potentially upsetting topics.Harry Marshall is a remarkable young man. By the age of just 24 he’d lost two of the people closest to him – his brother Tom and his mother Alison, who had been living with heart failure for more than a decade. For many of us these experiences would have left us broken but having used his own grief as inspiration

HEART TRANSPLANT: Sanj's story

Dec 14 2023 44 mins  
In November 2022, at the age of 29, Sanj Kochhar received a heart transplant and was discharged on Christmas Eve. In this episode with Yianna Theodorou from the British Heart Foundation, Sanj explains how she started experiencing symptoms of heart failure while studying to become a doctor. After 10 years of a slow decrease in heart function, despite compensating very well, one

HEART ATTACK: Salman's story

Sep 25 2023 37 mins  
Dr Salman Uddin is a GP who has devoted his working life to providing care and support for patients in the multi-ethnic community of Tower Hamlets, London, where he himself was raised. The father-of-two is passionate about encouraging people of all ages, religions and backgrounds to speak more openly about heart health. This became even more important to Salman after he himsel

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE: Helen and Rory's story

Sep 18 2023 31 mins  
In the autumn of 2022 Helen and her partner Joe were excitedly awaiting the arrival of their first baby, but at the 20-week scan they started down a path they never thought they would be on. A potential issue was picked up with their baby’s heart. Eventually specialist Dr David Lloyd, whose incredible work into foetal heart development is funded by the BHF, would diagnose a condi

HEART FAILURE: Macy's story

Aug 31 2023 26 mins  
In August 2022 Macy Allen turned 18. A busy hairdressing apprentice with a second job in a pub and hectic social life with friends and her boyfriend Will, Macy was looking forward to another year of living her life at 100 miles per hour. Instead, at the end of October, life changed for her forever. Macy became seriously ill very quickly, and was suddenly unable to even climb the st

HEART TRANSPLANT: Dan's story

Aug 22 2023 33 mins  
Dan received his heart transplant in July 2021 having just turned 40. In this episode with Rob Underwood from the British Heart Foundation, he explains how he’d lived with a heart condition since his mid 20s. But it deteriorated rapidly in the six months or so before his operation to the point where he spent eleven days on life support. After his recovery journey Dan's now realis

HEART ATTACK: Chris's story

Aug 14 2023 23 mins  
Chris was enjoying a fulfilling, active retirement particularly relishing the chance to take part in his weekend park runs. In this episode with Rob Underwood from the British Heart Foundation, he nevertheless describes how he was first faced with processing the devastating news of his heart attack, then the subsequent realisation of unexpected triple bypass surgery. After followin

SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST AND HEART BYPASS SURGERY: Leanne and Stuart's story

May 31 2023 39 mins  
On the evening of March 1, 2022, Stuart Waters got home from work and took his two children Sadie and Jude to football training – just like any other Tuesday. Little did he know that later that evening he would suffer a sudden cardiac arrest at the wheel of his car, altering life forever not only for himself, but his wife Leanne, his son and daughter. In the space of a few minute

HEART ATTACK: Hina's story

May 26 2023 40 mins  
When mum-of two-Hina was just 36, the joy of preparing for Diwali with her young daughter turned to fear in an instant when she suffered a heart attack out of the blue.In this episode, Ruth Huntman from the BHF talks with Hina about coming to terms with having a heart attack at such a young age, being able to reach poignant family milestones she thought she may never see, and why t