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  • Tobacco control

    Smoking is still one of the leading preventable causes of ill health and mortality in the UK, with up to 20,000 deaths each year from heart and circulatory diseases attributed to smoking tobacco.

  • PUBLICATION

    Z217 Making the case for workplace mental wellbeing

    Other, 10 pages, published on 24/06/2009

    This document contains information to help convince management of the importance of and need for action to promote workplace mental wellbeing.

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  • Making the most of phone and video appointments

    Your next medical appointment may be over phone or video chat. Our cardiac nurses explain how to make the most of your appointment.

  • RESEARCH

    The link between amyloid plaques and atherosclerosis

    Lancaster University | Professor David Middleton

    Atherosclerosis is a potentially fatal condition in which the arteries supplying the heart become clogged by fatty plaques, causing coronary heart disease. High blood levels of LDL ‘bad’ cholesterol increase the risk of coronary heart dise...

  • 3 signs you should contact your doctor

    When should you see your doctor sooner? Find out the reasons to contact your GP about your care, from new or worsening symptoms to admin errors.

  • RESEARCH

    Improving the accuracy of cardiac MRI stress tests for the diagnosis of heart failure

    University of Leicester | Professor Gerald McCann

    Heart failure is a condition where the heart cannot pump blood effectively. It makes people feel tired, breathless and develop swollen limbs and people with heart failure have a high risk of disability and death. There are several different...

  • Surprisingly sugary foods

    Most of us eat too much sugar, but it's not always easy to avoid it. Here's our guide to some of the sneaky spots where sugar may be hiding.

  • BHF reveal that the majority of Brits are stuck in their comfort zone and daily routines

    Over half of Brits don’t venture outside of their comfort zones and almost half (45%) fear that one day they might live to regret it, according to new statistics released by the BHF.

  • RESEARCH

    Understanding how the structure of blood clots affects thrombosis risk

    University of Leeds | Professor Robert Ariens

    Thrombosis occurs when a clot forms in a blood vessels and prevents the blood supply from reaching the tissues supplied by that vessel. Clots are primarily made up of platelets embedded in a network of fibres made of a protein called fibrin...

  • Digoxin

    Derived from the purple foxglove plant, Digoxin was first used to treat heart complaints 200 years ago. An expert tells us about modern uses for the drug.