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A heart scan for patients who attend hospital with chest pain could save thousands of lives.

Lianne realised the importance of having a defibrillator on the estate after her mother’s near-death experience. Here she explains how the community came together to make it happen.

BHF Senior Cardiac Nurse, Regina Giblin, offers tips on what to ask during an NHS or private appointment with your GP, nurse or cardiologist, so you know what’s normal, what’s urgent and how to be proactive.

Atherosclerosis is the build-up of fatty material (atheroma) inside your arteries. It’s a potentially serious condition that causes most heart attacks and strokes but often goes unnoticed.

We are calling for a greater focus, investment, and support into cardiac services in Scotland.

Our research helped to develop a new diagnostic tool to assess the severity of coronary heart disease.

Ultra-processed food significantly raises the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, heart attacks and strokes, according to two studies presented this weekend at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Amsterdam.

Stroke research has been boosted by a half a million-pound investment in data-driven approaches to tackle the condition, which strikes one person every five minutes in the UK.

Cardiovascular disease new

RESEARCH

University of Leicester | Professor Alison Goodall

Heart attacks are caused by a build up of atherosclerotic plaques in the arteries of the heart. The plaque can lead to restricted blood flow to the heart muscle, causing angina, or complete blockage of an artery, causing a heart attack. Pla...