STEMI intervention: how to deal with severe ischaemic heart disease

Specialist blood tests taken in community healthcare settings are helping identify patients at risk of developing heart failure at the earliest opportunity. Special blood tests taken in GP surgeries are highlighting heart failure (HF) sooner while virtual consultations between GPs and cardiac specialists are enabling better management of patients closer to home.  Sláintecare reducing hospitalisations  … Continued

Fainting (syncope) affects one in two people at least once during their lifetime. This unexplained loss of consciousness is a common yet overlooked symptom of an underlying, potentially fatal, heart rhythm disorder. Many people may faint due to low blood pressure, dehydration or heat-related syncope. However, for others, something more serious can be causing the … Continued