Health News
Cardiovascular Health Q3 2024
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Latest hypertension guidelines target elevated blood pressure and heart attack prevention
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has released updated guidelines for managing high blood pressure, aiming to significantly impact heart health across Europe. Recent guidelines for managing high blood pressure Co-chaired by Professor Bill McEvoy, Professor of Preventive Cardiology at University of Galway and Medical and Research Director of the National Institute for Preventive Cardiology...
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Cardiology clinic highlights the importance of lifestyle changes for heart health
To address the growing impact of cardiovascular disease in the Irish community, a cardiac care clinic provides comprehensive diagnostic, preventive and interventional services for managing these conditions. Each year, over 9,000 people in Ireland lose their lives to cardiovascular disease (Irish Heart Foundation, 2023), with thousands more people living with its life-changing consequences. The burden...
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Virtual Wards offer cardiac patients hospital care at home
Since June 2024, eligible cardiac patients who require in-patient acute care can now avail of a HSE Virtual Ward where they will receive the same expert clinical care and support in the comfort of their homes. Eligibility for Virtual Wards is determined once a patient is deemed clinically stable and low-risk by their consultant, amongst...
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What you need to know about heart failure prevention, diagnosis and management
Discussing heart failure (HF) can feel daunting due to its negative connotations. However, advances in treatment inspire hope, shifting focus towards heart function — not failure — to foster more constructive conversations. Heart failure is a serious condition with varying severity, indicating the heart’s inefficient pumping and circulation. Early HF diagnosis enhances prognosis Common symptoms...
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Navigating the pathway for cardiac arrhythmia
Arrhythmia detection and management are changing, with new self-referral pathways and arrhythmia Clinical Nurse Specialist clinics for arrhythmia patient management. Alex Kenny, arrhythmia Clinical Nurse Specialist at Beacon Hospital, discusses her role in arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) diagnosis and management. “My role provides a newly established service in which patients can receive sub-specialty care and access...
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New cardiac services available in the South East are improving patient outcomes
As the burden of cardiovascular-related arrhythmias increases, new cardiac services in the South East alongside improved management techniques come at the right time to improve patient outcomes. The burden of cardiovascular-related arrhythmias in the community is increasing. Factors such as poor diet, alcohol consumption and physical inactivity contribute to an increased risk of developing arrhythmias,...
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Tackling cardiac device sustainability to give more people a chance
We can make a lasting impact on the health and wellbeing of people in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) by recycling pacemakers, which are currently put into landfills. Recycling explanted cardiac devices to countries where they would not otherwise have the opportunity to receive treatment for heart rhythm disorders can provide valuable medical support. Inequity...
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Know your heart rhythm to save yourself from devastation of AF-related stroke
Currently, up to 30% of individuals who have atrial fibrillation (AF) are undiagnosed and are at risk of complications, such as an AF-related stroke. So, it is important to know your pulse to know your heart rhythm. What is atrial fibrillation? Atrial fibrillation, or AF, is a heart condition that causes an irregular and often...
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Her heart matters: know the signs of a heart attack
Learn to recognise heart attack symptoms in women. The Her Heart Matters campaign offers tips to prevent heart disease and improve women’s heart health. One in four women die from heart disease and stroke each year — the same as men. Yet, women are less likely to recognise the symptoms of heart attack. They also...
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Where stroke survivors can find individualised support services
Improvements in hospital services have reduced stroke deaths by 48% in a little over a decade, with cases of severe permanent disability requiring direct discharge to nursing homes also declining sharply. Despite a rapidly rising stroke rate, more people in Ireland are surviving stroke. Lives are being saved, but the recoveries of many stroke survivors...