Heart disease health centre

Medical Reference related to heart disease

1. Recovery after heart surgery
   

   We tell you what to expect while recovering from heart surgery.

2. Congenital heart disease
   

   Information on congenital heart disease.

3. Understanding low blood pressure: Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
   

   Low blood pressure symptoms, treatment and prevention from BootsWebMD providing GP-reviewed health information for the UK

4. Heart and cardiovascular diseases
   

   We tell you about heart and cardiovascular conditions that affect the heart's structures and fuction.

5. Heart disease: Sudden cardiac death
   

   Sudden cardiac arrest is not a heart attack (myocardial infarction) but can occur during a heart attack. Learn more.

6. How the circulatory system works
   

   Learn about the heart and its functions. Did you know it beats 100,000 times per day, pumping about 4.7 to 5.7 litres (8 to 10 pints) of blood each minute, or about 7,570 litres (13,300 pints) per day.

7. Recognising heart attack, stroke and angina
   

   How to spot the real-life signs of heart attack, stroke and angina, which differ from what we see in the cinema and on TV.

8. Carotid artery disease: Causes, symptoms, tests, and treatment
   

   We explains all about carotid artery disease, including the symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment. Find out how lifestyle habits, medication and surgery can treat carotid artery disease and reduce the chance of stroke.

9. Heart disease and a heart-healthy diet
   

   You can reduce your chance of developing atherosclerosis, the blocked arteries that cause heart disease, with a heart-healthy diet.

10. Tetralogy of Fallot
    

    Tetralogy of fallot, the most common heart defect in children, is a condition that causes the mixing of oxygen-poor blood with the oxygen-rich blood being pumped out of the heart and into the circulatory system.