by Karen | Jul 21, 2019 | Uncategorised
Travel & Heart Disease: Travelling with heart disease can be somewhat daunting. I have complied some practical information for you to consider before and during your journey. Before you travel: Once you prepare for travel and consult your doctor it is usually...
by Karen | Oct 25, 2018 | Uncategorised
What is the difference between a heart attack and a cardiac arrest? A heart attack happens when the flow of blood is blocked or partially blocked in the coronary artery and the heart muscle cannot get a blood supply. The blood carries oxygen which is needs for the...
by Karen | May 10, 2018 | Uncategorised
Heart Attack What is a heart attack? The clinical name for a heart attack is a myocardial infarction. Your heart is a muscle and in order to operate it needs a blood supply. The blood supply to the heart muscle comes through the coronary arteries. These are the red...
by Karen | Mar 16, 2018 | Uncategorised
Stress and Heart Disease More research is needed to determine how stress contributes to heart disease. But stress may affect behaviors and factors that increase heart disease risk: high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, smoking, physical inactivity and...
by Karen | Mar 16, 2018 | Uncategorised
Age As you get older so do your blood vessels. They become less flexible and blood tends to move through them more slowly. As we get older there is also some plaque build up. Call back First Name*Phone*CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should...
