More than 24,000 people were waiting for a cardiology appointment as of September 2024, a 252% increase on the number waiting ...

High blood pressure (hypertension) is a major risk factor for heart and circulatory diseases. Alcohol’s effect on blood pressure depends on how much and how often you drink. Alcohol can stop brain ...

What’s most exciting in angina research right now? Angina is a symptom experienced when the blood vessels that supply the heart, the coronary arteries, narrow and not enough blood gets to the heart ...

An artificial intelligence (AI) model can identify women at higher risk of heart disease based on electrocardiogram (ECG) ...

“On the day of my stroke, I’d had a very busy day. I am a special educational needs coordinator and on the senior leadership team of a junior school in London. The job is full-on, and my wife Laura ...

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What is an atrial septal defect? An atrial septal defect (ASD) is a hole in the atrial septum, the wall between the two upper chambers of the heart (atria). It’s a type of congenital heart disease, ...

A Royal Navy veteran who paid over £25,000 for heart surgery to avoid NHS delays is supporting our campaign to fix an “unprecedented crisis” in cardiovascular care. Photo: ABNM Photography Ex-weapons ...

Can you have a heart attack without knowing it? A ‘silent heart attack’ is a heart attack that has no symptoms. They’re often only diagnosed weeks, months or years afterwards, during a routine ...

Lizzie Moscardini, RevivR Programme Manager at the BHF said: “There are more than 30,000 out of hospital cardiac arrests in ...