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The features and habits that raise a person's chance of heart attack and stroke, some changeable and some not.
Cardiovascular risk factors drive atherosclerosis (heart attack, stroke): fixed (age, male sex, family history) versus changeable (smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, poor diet, inactivity); they multiply, so total risk guides action.
Acute Coronary Syndrome
A spectrum of acute coronary syndromes caused by a sudden reduction in coronary blood flow, including unstable angina, NSTEMI and STEMI.
Heart Failure
The heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs.
Hypertension
Persistently raised arterial blood pressure — the 'silent killer'.
Myocardial Infarction
Death of heart muscle from a blocked coronary artery.
Recognising Common Arrhythmias
Identifying common heart-rhythm disturbances on the ECG.
Approach to Chest Pain
A structured differential of acute chest pain, prioritising the life-threats.