Does attending a Cardiac Rehabilitation programme reduce the chances of a cardiac related readmission or death for individuals who sustain a Coronary Heart Event?
A recent study carried out in the University Hospitals of Leicester examined the outcomes of patients who attended a Cardiac Rehabilitation programme and compared them with ...
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Recently we have received a few questions from people taking warfarin. So here are a few important things to remember if you take this medication.
Do not take any over the counter medication, supplements or herbal preparations without first consulting a Pharmacist, Doctor or Anti Coagulation Nurse.
It is also ...
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With bated breath I clicked ‘open’ on my next weeks training schedule. Oh….now that looks quite hard. Well to be honest very hard. To include threshold runs which have increased from 6 minutes to a mighty 10 minutes and my arch Nemesis HILLS!!! And not just any hills but running ...
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Hello again everyone. How quickly time is passing. I hope you are all keeping well and healthy. Its now only 11 weeks and 4 days until I find myself on the starting line of the Virgin London Marathon. Well technically I wont actually be on the starting line itself as ...
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We are often being warned about the perils of high blood pressure. But what really happens when it is too high?
Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure exerted against the vessels which lead away from the heart (the arteries). It is measured on a major artery- usually the radial artery ...
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