Cardiovascular Diseases Related Content
World No Tobacco Day: The effects on your heart
Many people don’t realise the harm that tobacco use does to the heart, a leading cardiologist has warned
World Hypertension Day: Blood pressure screening could prevent millions of premature deaths
The chief cardiologist at the United States’ top-ranked heart hospital has praised a campaign to ensure fair access to blood pressure screening, saying it could prevent millions of premature deaths every year
Diabetes & peripheral arterial disease
A change of paradigm improves patients’ outcomes with diabetes & peripheral arterial disease, according to the Division of Angiology at the Medical University of Vienna
Caring for our kidneys – findings from the Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Audit
The topic of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is placed under the spotlight by experts from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society and the charity Kidney Care UK.
Local authorities to combat cardiovascular disease with free NHS checks
Chief Executive Duncan Selbie has called on local authorities to ensure that all local residents eligible for a free NHS Health Check get an invite – to help tackle the one in four premature deaths in the country caused by cardiovascular disease (CVD).
The NHS Health Check is free for...
The conundrum of human health versus beef fat consumption
Raluca Mateescu from Mateescu’s Animal Genetics and Genomics Lab explores the conundrum of human health versus beef fat consumption and opportunities for improving the health properties of beef
Animal fat has been stigmatised due to a perceived association with several diseases, from cardiovascular diseases to cancer. Because beef is perceived...
Technology interventions to address dyspnoea: Point-of-care lung ultrasonography
Cecilia Van Cauwenberghe from Frost & Sullivan’s TechVision Group highlights technology interventions that address dyspnoea – focussing on point-of-care lung ultrasonography
The Murray and Nadel’s Textbook of Respiratory Medicine (Schwartzstein and Adams, 2016), etymologically defines dyspnoea from the Greek dys (painful, difficult) and pneuma (breath). Clinically, dyspnoea constitutes a medical...
Reducing the burden of non-communicable diseases in Finland
Minister of Social Affairs and Health in Finland, Pirkko Mattila explains how she aims to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases in Finland
Finland has a long successful history of health promotion and prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCD’s). Activities to influence the NCD’s were started in the early 70’s when...
WHO works towards achieving sustainable health in Europe
The World Health Organisation is working towards equitable and sustainable health in Europe, as Open Access Government finds out
Better, more equitable and sustainable health for Europe defines the primary aim that The World Health Organisation in the European Region (WHO/Europe) is working towards and striving to achieve. Responsible for public...
Early stage Cardiovascular Disease Detection with Integrated Silicon Photonics
Lead Scientist EMEA, Mirko De Melis, Ph. D sheds light on cardiovascular disease detection research and prevention methods
Cardiology: Prevention is better than cure
Joep Perk from the European Society of Cardiology talks about methods of preventing cardiovascular diseases and research into cures
Heart valve Disease: The heart of the matter
Associate medical director of the British Heart Foundation, Dr Mike Knapton explores the fundamentals of heart valve disease
New approach to preventing heart attacks and strokes announced
A new drive from the NHS and Public Health England (PHE) to help prevent heart attacks and strokes has been announced today
Obesity, liver cancer, metastasis: Future consequences for Europe
Mathias Heikenwälder at the German Cancer Research Center warns of the impact of modern lifestyles and the obesity epidemic on liver cancer and metastasis
Alterations in lifestyles over the last decades, including high caloric diets combined with sedentarism, have increased the worldwide incidence of overweight and metabolic syndrome, characterised by...
Eradicating cardiovascular diseases for good
Professor Joep Perk of Linnaeus University, and a member of the European Society of Cardiology, speaks to Editor Laura Evans about the importance of reducing cardiovascular diseases in Europe and how this can be achieved.
In Europe, cardiovascular diseases cause over 4 million deaths and over 1.9 million deaths in the European...