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Data has been brought together across prevention, treatment and outcomes by levels of deprivation in England, outlining health inequalities.

Paul Whittaker had a stressful corporate job, but at 51 he had to have quadruple bypass heart surgery for coronary heart disease, leading him to swap the boardroom for fly-fishing and dog walking.

Over three days in Manchester, scientists unveiled the very latest in heart and circulatory disease research at this year’s British Cardiovascular Society conference. Some of the brightest minds from the UK and around the world came together to share their latest work. Here are seven things we learned.

The number of people dying before the age of 75 in England from heart and circulatory diseases has risen to the highest level in over a decade, according to our new analysis.

A “shocking” proportion of over-50s with common health problems like high blood pressure are having undetected heart attacks

There are 206 bones in the human body – ranging in size from the tiniest, found in your ear, to the largest, in your thigh. We have just one heart – roughly the size of your fist – in our chest and continuously pumping about eight pints of blood. 206 bones and only one heart. But how are the two connected? Does the quality of your bones affect your heart?

Genetic testing can be used to find out whether you have a specific altered gene or a genetic fault which can lead to an inherited heart condition (IHC).

Stress can make you turn to unhealthy habits which increase your risk of heart and circulatory conditions. Learn what stress is, whether it can cause high blood pressure or a heart attack and how to manage it.

Find out if drinking tea, coffee or other popular drinks can lower the risk of dying from heart attack or stroke.

We investigate headlines that claim bursts of anger can raise the risk of coronary heart disease.