Outlining The Best Ways To Prevent Heart Failure Whilst you may not realise it, the fact of the matter is that heart failure is one of the leading causes of […]
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Types of Heart Failure
There are two kinds of heart failure – the kind where the heart does not relax well (diastolic heart failure), and the kind where the heart does not pump well […]
10 Tips how you help you control your blood pressure?
10 Tips how you help you control your blood pressure? So many of you maybe on beta blockers or ACE inhibitors or even ARB’s however there is nothing like getting […]
The ABC's of Heart Failure Management
The ABC’s of Heart Failure Management Here are some simple points to remember if you have just been diagnosed with Heart Failure. Ejection Fraction This is a measurement your doctor […]
Link between Orthostatic Hypotension and Heart Failure
Blood pressure measurement. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Link between Orthostatic Hypotension and Heart Failure A sudden drop in blood pressure caused by moving from lying down to standing has been linked […]
Warning – New advice on Salt intake
There is a lot of talk in the media and medical websites about Salt and it’s effects and that maybe it isn’t a bad thing after all? We would just like […]
One Pill a day keeps the doctor away?
The article below is commenting on the new “polypill” that is being touted around medical circles as being the answer to reduce cardiovascular disease and some cancers. Obviously not commenting on the Cancer
The Importance of Blood Pressure
The first step in managing your blood pressure is to know what your numbers are, and also see your clinician regularly, limit your salt intake and get plenty of exercise. Although prevention is the best plan,
Magic Pills
We were asked to give some commentary to this debate which will definitley get more intense as the cost of treating people with cardio issues increases