DETECT, PROTECT, CORRECT, PERFECT
New report highlights healthcare professionals who practice DETECT, PROTECT, CORRECT, PERFECT when treating Atrial Fibrillation (AF). Atrial fibrillation (AF) is…
Heart & Lung
Issues surrounding heart disease, high blood pressure, lung disease and pulmonary rehabilitation.
Arrhythmia Alliance launches first SVT Awareness Day
Arrhythmia Alliance launches first SVT Awareness Day during WHRW2023: The non-profit organisation Arrhythmia Alliance announces the launch of the first…
World No Tobacco Day or No Smoke Day
This year’s World No Tobacco Day rightly highlights the importance helping tobacco farmers transition to sustainable, nutritious crops under the…
Scimitar syndrome: Heart surgeons perform life-changing surgery
Leeds Children's Hospital heart surgeons have performed two scimitar syndrome repairs using an innovative surgical procedure, never-before performed in the…
Sedentary time may significantly enlarge adolescents’ heart
In adolescents, sedentary time may increase heart size three times more than moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, a paper published in the…
Heart attacks and cardiac arrest
Heart attacks can happen to anyone, of any age. Although they are more likely to occur in older people. In…
Respiratory disease in early childhood and mortality
Respiratory disease in early childhood linked to higher risk of death in adulthood: Contracting a lower respiratory tract infection in…
Elevated blood pressure can cause cardiac damage during adolescence
Elevated blood pressure and hypertension can cause early cardiac damage during adolescence which is worsened by young adulthood, a paper…
Call to tackle toxic emissions from tyres
Prioritise tackling toxic emissions from tyres, urge Imperial experts: Imperial experts are calling for more to be done to limit the…
Stroke action first aid
Stroke action first aid: A stroke occurs when blood flow in the brain is interrupted by a blockage or bleed…
Drop in insulin resistance in mid-adolescence protects against worsening arterial stiffness
Natural drop in insulin resistance in mid-adolescence protects against worsening arterial stiffness if sustained: Significant physiologic decrease in insulin resistance…
Early intervention for asthma needed
Early intervention for asthma needed: Frequent GP visits improve health outcomes for children with asthma, however, they are often irregular…