Our Spire specialists offer expert knowledge and advice on topics relating to the heart. The Health hub provides information on a range of conditions – such as heart disease and high cholesterol – as well as covering tests and scans, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment. We also offer lifestyle tips to help maintain a healthy heart.
The second most common cause of death in UK adults is coronary heart disease.
Read moreMany people don’t realise that they have high blood pressure, despite around a third of adults in the UK having it.
Read moreOne of the leading causes of death in adults in the UK is coronary heart disease. However, this condition is preventable.
Read morePacemakers are medical devices that are designed to help regulate the rhythm of your heart.
Read moreA stroke occurs when the blood supply is cut off to an area of your brain.
Read moreHeart surgery is performed for many different reasons, such as when there are blockages in the arteries that supply your heart with blood.
Read moreYour blood’s clotting ability is important to help stop excessive and potentially dangerous bleeding when a blood vessel is injured.
Read moreAround 100,000 people in the UK are admitted into hospital every year due to a heart attack.
Read moreAngina refers to chest pain caused by reduced blood supply to your heart.
Read moreOver one million people in the UK have heart failure with around 200,000 people diagnosed each year.
Read morePreventing the progression of coronary heart disease focuses on seven main approaches.
Read moreIt’s estimated that almost half of adults in the UK have cholesterol levels that are higher than the national guidelines.
Read moreWe all know that some foods are better for us than others, but do you know how your diet can affect your heart?
Read moreDr Mark Turner says treatment options for severe aortic stenosis are between traditional open heart surgery and TAVI.
View videoMRI scans are used to capture detailed images of what’s going on within your body and unlike an X-ray or CT scan, do not use radiation.
Read moreDr Scott Gall explains what AF is, its symptoms, and what pioneering techniques can be used to treat it.
View videoAccording to the British Heart Foundation, heart and circulatory diseases cause more than a quarter of all deaths in the UK.
Read moreAtrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm problem affecting around 1.5 million people in the UK alone.
Read moreHeart palpitations are quite common but are usually not anything serious, even though they can be disconcerting.
Read moreDr David Fox, Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist, discusses treatment options for atrial fibrillation.
View videoYou may have heard that high blood pressure is bad for your health, but did you know that low blood pressure can cause problems too?
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