Targeted lung health check letter
What to do if you receive a letter inviting you for a targeted lung health check: Lung cancer is the…
Heart & Lung
Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease
A new study from the University of Eastern Finland finds gaps and gender differences in current type 2 diabetes management.…
Women with long COVID-19
Women with long COVID experience heart rate irregularities in response to physical exertion, and this has the potential to constrain…
Arterial stiffness in adolescence
Arterial stiffness is a novel risk factor to be targeted for preventing and treating hypertension and obesity from a young…
Air quality in London has improved
Air quality in London has improved but the ULEZ had only a small effect, finds study. London’s Ultra Low Emission…
Showcasing the best practice in AF
Showcasing best practice in AF - charity publishes new report to mark the start of Global AF Aware Week: Published…
Anticoagulant has benefits for COVID-19 patients
Anticoagulant has beneficial side-effects for COVID-19 patients: Clotting problems and resulting complications are common in COVID-19 patients. Researchers at the…
Stroke prevention in dialysis patients
Dialysis patients: need for optimisation of stroke prevention: The anticoagulants currently used to prevent strokes in dialysis patients with atrial…
No More Time to Lose warns AF Association
People living with a potentially fatal heart rhythm disorder known as Atrial Fibrillation (AF) are missing out or are struggling…
Living with SVT – supraventricular tachycardia
Living with SVT - supraventricular tachycardia: Leading clinicians from Harvard Medical School, Duke University Medical Center and University of Utah…