Cardiovascular diseases

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM): What should you know about this common yet underdiagnosed heart disease?

30 Dec 2024

What is dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)?Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a type of cardiomyopathy, which refers to diseases of the heart muscle. In DCM, the heart's left ventricle becomes enlarged...

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The different heart surgery techniques: everything there is to know!

28 Jul 2023 • 1 Like

What is cardiovascular disease?  Cardiovascular diseases are diseases of the heart and blood vessels. They are generally divided into: Cardiac diseases, which affect the heart, its valves and the...

Cardiovascular diseases

Cardiovascular disease in women: why should its signs be taken more seriously?

21 Apr 2023 • 1 Like • 1 comment

Why are women more exposed to cardiovascular conditions? Cardiovascular disease is a major health problem around the world. The most common risk factors for men and women to develop cardiovascular...

Cardiovascular diseases

What are the different cardiovascular diseases (CVD)?

27 Jan 2023 • 1 Like • 1 comment

What is a cardiovascular disease? Cardiovascular disease is a term used to describe diseases that affect the heart and/or the blood vessels. There are many reasons why these irregularities occur,...

Cardiovascular diseases

Managing your cholesterol levels to prevent the risks of heart disease

26 Sep 2022 • 2 Likes • 1 comment

What is cholesterol? Cholesterol is a lipid, a fat that is essential to the human body. Each of our cells needs it to function correctly because it structures the membrane, and enables the synthesis...

Cardiovascular diseases

Cardiovascular diseases: Reducing risk and improving management is possible!

28 Dec 2021 • 2 Likes • 2 comments

What are cardiovascular diseases? About 7 million people are affected with cardiovascular diseases, or CVD, in the UK. It is a significant cause of disability and death: CVD is responsible for 1 in 4...

Cardiovascular diseases

What is cardiac asthma?

5 Jan 2021

What is cardiac asthma?Cardiac asthma is a disease directly related to the heart and in particular to heart failure. Its symptoms mimic those of bronchial asthma, which can be confusing. In reality,...

Cardiovascular diseases

Cardiovascular diseases: How to read your blood tests?

21 Oct 2020 • 1 comment

What are the different types of cardiovascular disease?Rheumatic heart disease, affecting the heart muscle and valves and resulting from rheumatic fever, caused by streptococcus bacteria or...

Cardiovascular diseases

How to keep tabs on cardiovascular disease?

21 Jan 2020 • 6 comments

Blood work, regular tests, discover what to look out for when it comes to cardiovascular diseases....

Pulmonary arterial hypertension

After a heart attack, it is necessary to resume doing sport or to start doing it

15 May 2018 • 4 comments

Paris, 19 April 2018 (AFP) – According to a new study presented before the European Cardiology Society, a person who survived a heart attack should get back to doing sport or take up a physical...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension

New heart treatment is biggest breakthrough since statins, scientists say

7 Sep 2017 • 2 Likes • 2 comments

US researchers find heart attack survivors given anti-inflammatory injections have fewer future episodes and lower cancer risk. Anti-inflammatory injections could lower the risk of heart attacks and...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension

PCSK9-inhibitor drugs: A game-changer for individuals with extremely high cholesterol levels

1 Mar 2016

A 59-year-old heart patient with dangerously high levels of cholesterol that could not be adequately reduced by statin drugs now has near-normal cholesterol levels, thanks to a new class of drugs...