Tag Archives: Heart
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The ‘other’ heart disease
Heart failure is a silent epidemic which must be curbed, says Dr Gordon Tomaselli, of Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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Replacement valves save lives
The silent nature of heart valve disease presents a major challenge to health services in the UK where the number of people aged over 65 is expected to almost double to 19 million in the next 30 years
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Benefit from new heart treatments
Imperial Private Healthcare offers the newest treatments and surgical innovations for heart diseases, from specialists at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
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Successful surgery without the usual scarring
Patients bear testimony to a surgical technique which avoids unsightly scarring, cuts the risk of infection, slashes recovery time – and saves money
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Blood-thinning drugs to cut strokes
Thousands of patients with the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation could avoid strokes with access to the right treatments
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At the heart of better care
Faced with a dual assault from financial constraints and an ageing population, the NHS must co-ordinate its resources to sustain improvements in treating heart disease, writes Martin Barrow
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Female hearts at greater risk
Well-dressed, well-groomed women are going undiagnosed with heart disease because they look healthy, as Victoria Lambert reports
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Landmark heart research
Testing new treatments can be the difference between life and death for some patients, as Danny Buckland discovers