AF Association is hosting Global AF Aware Week (GAFAW) 17-23 November 2025 to raise awareness and promote education of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) across the Globe. AF is the most common sustained heart rhythm disorder, affecting over 59 million people worldwide. It may seem invisible, but its consequences can be devastating- especially the increased risk of […]
Category: Heart & Lung
Heart specialists in Kenya to provide lifesaving treatments
Heart rhythm specialists travel to Eldoret, Kenya to provide lifesaving treatments. On behalf of Arrhythmia Alliance, Dr. Mark Davies, Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist from Nottingham Hospital NHS Trust, will be performing the procedures, alongside Dr. Mohammad Jeilan, a cardiologist from Aga Khan University in Nairobi, representing Sponsor Heartbeat. The team will be sharing their experience […]
Read More… from Heart specialists in Kenya to provide lifesaving treatments
Manchester University to research the impact of CO on babies
The Carbon Monoxide Research Trust (CORT) has awarded funding to Manchester Metropolitan University to support a new PhD studentship investigating the impact of carbon monoxide (CO) exposure on blood vessel formation and function during foetal development. Despite CO being a well-recognised environmental toxin, there remains a fundamental lack of understanding of its impact on vascular […]
Read More… from Manchester University to research the impact of CO on babies
Saudi and UAE Cross-Border Heart Transplant
Saudi and UAE Collaboration Saves Life of 7-Year-Old Through Cross-Border Heart Transplant The operation relied on precise coordination from organ extraction to air transport and rapid surgery preparation in Riyadh. King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC) in Riyadh has successfully performed a life-saving heart transplant on a 7-year-old Saudi child using an organ […]
World Heart Rhythm Week – One Heart Many Rhythms
World Heart Rhythm Week 2025 (WHRW2025) – One Heart Many Rhythms: Awareness, Action, Advocacy! 1.63 million people in the UK have a 500% increased risk of stroke due to an underlying heart rhythm condition – atrial fibrillation – yet a simple 30 second pulse check could save countless lives and 12,000 strokes per year. 100,000 […]
Read More… from World Heart Rhythm Week – One Heart Many Rhythms
Combination of drugs could prevent thousands of heart attacks
Combination of drugs could prevent thousands of heart attacks; Patients who receive an add-on medication soon after a heart attack have a significantly better prognosis than those who receive it later, or not all. This is according to a new study from researchers at Lund University in Sweden and Imperial College London. The findings suggest that […]
Read More… from Combination of drugs could prevent thousands of heart attacks
Broken-heart syndrome patients increased risk
Broken-heart syndrome patients twice as likely to suffer further heart problems: New research from the University of Aberdeen found that re-admission to hospital for takotsubo patients was comparable to the re-admission rates for heart attack patients and double that of the general population. Funded by the British Heart Foundation, the research has been published today […]
Read More… from Broken-heart syndrome patients increased risk
Genes linked to smoking in pregnancy identified
Genes linked to smoking during pregnancy have been identified, with males more affected by maternal smoking than females. The health impacts persist well into adulthood. Researchers at the University of Aberdeen have identified a genetic link to smoking in pregnancy. Results from the UK-wide study also showed that males experience more long-lasting effects when the […]
Read More… from Genes linked to smoking in pregnancy identified
Why women are less likely to receive CPR or survive cardiac arrest
Studies across the UK and the rest of the world reveal that there is continuing stigma and reticence concerning giving CPR to someone with breasts. In addition many women experience atypical signs and symptoms of a heart attack – so early warning signs may be missed and critical time may be lost. Women are less […]
Read More… from Why women are less likely to receive CPR or survive cardiac arrest
Vaping laws linked to smoking decline
Vaping laws linked to smoking decline – University of Queensland researchers have found smoking rates have declined twice as fast in New Zealand as in Australia, suggesting less restrictive regulation on vaping could improve public health outcomes. Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall from UQ’s National Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research said adult daily smoking rates […]