The Latest Breaking News on Heart Disease

Greg Hutton, 62, wants to see changes to Nice guidance after surviving two bouts of endocarditis, a serious and often fatal heart infection.

Thousands of people reported doing no regular exercise

Bursts of intense movement such as climbing stairs can make big difference to health, finds UK Biobank research

Some 22,368 people reported doing no regular exercise or going for a walk once a week.

Tech editor Simon Fellows regained his fitness on a Zwift Ride smart bike post-heart op. He thoroughly recommends it for working on your fitness at home

Researchers have found that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) tablets containing both estrogen and progestogen may increase the risk of heart disease and blood clots in menopausal women.

The study found that individuals with irregular sleep patterns had a 26% higher risk of experiencing a major cardiovascular event compared to those with a regular sleep-wake cycle, while those with moderately irregular sleep patterns were 8% more likely to face the same risk.

WOMEN do not receive the same care as men following a heart attack, leading to “stark” consequences, according to new research...

People were followed for eight years for the study

Variations in time a person goes to sleep and wakes up ‘strongly associated’ with higher risk of negative impacts

Analysis involving more than 85,000 people showed risk of worsening function was reduced by 22%