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The heart is the beating centre of your body. It pumps blood around the system, providing cells with the oxygen and nutrition they need to survive. A pumping heart is essential for life, but our food, activity and lifestyles can all impact on the healthy function of this vital organ. Coronary heart disease is the …

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Women often experience a heart attack in a different way to men, which often means they go untreated for longer. What is a heart attack? When you think of a heart attack you may imagine someone clutching their chest and collapsing to the ground. However, the symptoms can vary enormously from person to person and …

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Heart Disease: A Deeper Dive Heart Disease: A Deeper Dive, provides an overview of the types, causes and treatments, with scientific and medical expressions explained in simple terms. What is heart disease? There are several different types of heart disease, including: Coronary heart disease Ischaemic heart disease Hypertensive heart disease Inflammatory heart disease Rheumatic heart …

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Palpitations, faintness and shortness of breath are the signs of a possible heart arrhythmia. An arrhythmia happens when the electrical signals regulating your heartbeat, malfunction. These malfunctions can cause irregularities or unusual rhythms in a heartbeat that should be stable. Arrhythmias can begin at any age, although they are more commonly found in older people. …

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