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.
We all know that some foods are better for us than others, but do you know how your diet can affect your heart?
Read moreHeart palpitations are quite common but are usually not anything serious, even though they can be disconcerting.
Read moreIt’s estimated that almost half of adults in the UK have cholesterol levels that are higher than the national guidelines.
Read moreMany people don’t realise that they have high blood pressure, despite around a third of adults in the UK having it.
Read moreYou may have heard that high blood pressure is bad for your health, but did you know that low blood pressure can cause problems too?
Read moreA stroke occurs when the blood supply is cut off to an area of your brain.
Read moreYour blood’s clotting ability is important to help stop excessive and potentially dangerous bleeding when a blood vessel is injured.
Read moreMRI 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 moreA coronary angioplasty is also known as a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Read moreThere are over two million people in the UK living with coronary artery disease, also known as ischaemic heart disease or coronary heart...
Read moreEvery year in the UK around two million people experience an arrhythmia.
Read moreHaving chest pain can be worrying, and it can be hard to know when to seek help.
Read moreAtrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm problem affecting around 1.5 million people in the UK alone.
Read moreYou can develop supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) at any age, in fact, some people are born with the condition.
Read moreIt’s estimated that around 1.5 million people aged 65 or over in the UK have heart valve disease.
Read moreAccording to the British Heart Foundation, heart and circulatory diseases cause more than a quarter of all deaths in the UK.
Read moreIn this video Dr Mark Turner, Consultant Cardiologist discusses aortic valve stenosis, a condition of the heart.
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