Category Archives: Heart Diseases

9 September 2020 Liz Monaghan Category: Survival and support Working with other charities in Scotland, were calling for all political parties to commit to take the actions that could save thousands of lives from preventable diseases. During this Global Week for Action on Non-communicable diseases, a joint letter from ten of Scotlands leading health charities calls for all political parties to commit to the measures necessary to tackle these conditions including heart disease, cancer, stroke and chronic lung conditions that cause around two thirds of all deaths in Scotland. Continue reading →

Skip to main content Blood pressure screening in Freetown, Sierra Leone (Steven Douglas Rubin) Three-quarters of people over-40 in Sierra Leone have at least one health factor that could contribute to cardiovascular disease creating a ticking time bomb of death and disability in one of the worlds poorest countries, a new study reveals. Researchers found that cardiovascular disease risk factors (CVDRFs) such as hypertension, diabetes and obesity are much more common in Sierra Leone than expected, whilst access to health care for these conditions is low. The experts also warn that older people with such multi-morbidity are more likely to contract COVID-19, making getting on top of these conditions useful in reducing the impact of current and future pandemics Continue reading →

Researchers have developed a coherent map of genes in the heart and looked at how they may cause heart diseases, which could pave the way for new treatments for these illnesses. Heart diseases are a complex set of diseases influenced by different genes, and it is challenging to understand which genes are responsible for a particular disease, say experts. Continue reading →

Fiji has one of the highest levels of Coronary Heart Disease in the world. Continue reading →

Global Congenital Heart Diseases Market Size, Status and Forecast 2020-2026 In 2019, the global Congenital Heart Diseases Market size was US$ xx million and it is expected to reach US$ xx million by the end of 2026, with a CAGR of xx% during 2021-2026. Continue reading →

National Nutrition Week 2020: Read on to know the foods you should include in your diet to keep heart diseases at bay. Heart diseases are one of the leading causes of mortality in the world. As the name suggests, the condition happens when the heart doesnt function properly. Continue reading →

I often hear from many of you about your frustrations with problems and challenges that seem very limiting. You want to be more active and you want to be healthier, but so many times what youre telling me is you dont see any options. Continue reading →

The health departments note with expected additional cases coming, residents need to assume that they have been exposed to COVID-19. The numbers are just part of the story, though, Dr Continue reading →

You may think you are healthy but a heart attack can creep up on even the seemingly healthy individual or so we learn from the case of A woman aged Forty who ended up in an emergency situation. Continue reading →

31 August 2020 Lisa Jones Category: Research Differences in the shape and texture of men and womens hearts could potentially explain why their risk of heart disease differs, according to research we funded. Researchers at Queen Mary University of London, in collaboration with the University of Barcelona and University of Southampton, used new ways to look at the heart structure of 667 healthy people - 309 men and 358 women from the UK Biobank Imaging study. The team looked at cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) scans, a type of heart scan used to diagnose and give information on various heart conditions Continue reading →