There is variation in the type of heart attack management people who are frail (when the body is weaker and less able to recover from illness) or who have kidney disease receive when having a heart attack. This is because… Read more

Kidney disease is a major health issue, affecting ~20% of adults over the age of 35 in England. Heart disease – including heart attacks, heart failure and stroke – is the commonest cause of death in patients with kidney disease,… Read more

Heart attacks are serious, can be fatal and are common. Because of major advances in treatment, many more people nowadays survive a heart attack. However, people who survive a heart attack have a higher chance of developing other conditions later… Read more

Obesity has been declared a worldwide epidemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the number of people living with this condition continues to rise worldwide. It is a complex, chronic, and progressive condition, which substantially affects health, quality of… Read more

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines clearly state how to treat most people hospitalised with a heart attack, particularly people hospitalised for a heart attack involving a complete blockage of one of the heart’s main blood vessels… Read more