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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.
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PUBLICATION
Z217 Making the case for workplace mental wellbeingOther, 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.
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RESEARCH
The link between amyloid plaques and atherosclerosisLancaster 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...
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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.
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Improving the accuracy of cardiac MRI stress tests for the diagnosis of heart failureUniversity 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...
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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.
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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.
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Understanding how the structure of blood clots affects thrombosis riskUniversity 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...
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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.