Heart health and blood vessels – articles and advice
Tensión arterial
Features and advice on heart health, circulation and vascular conditions. For in-depth reference, see our Patient Information Leaflets on heart health.
Tensión arterial
High or low blood pressure can affect your health. Learn how it’s measured, what causes abnormal readings, and how to manage it with lifestyle or medication.
- Dieta DASH: alimentación sana que ayuda a bajar la tensión arterial
Hipertensión arterial
- Tensión arterial: conozca sus valores
- ¿Están aumentando los niveles de tensión arterial en el Reino Unido?
- The best exercise if you have high blood pressure
- Vídeo: Cómo reducir la tensión arterial
- Why is high blood pressure a big problem?
- El queso podría proteger los vasos sanguíneos del daño causado por una dieta rica en sal
- High blood pressure in mid-30s could shrink your brain
- How to lower your blood pressure without medication
- Is your job putting your health at risk?
- En aumento: causas de la hipertensión arterial en adultos jóvenes
Blood vessels
Blood vessels carry nutrients and oxygen around your body. Learn how they work, what can go wrong, and how to keep your circulatory system healthy.
Heart attack
A heart attack happens when blood flow to the heart is blocked. Learn to recognise the warning signs and understand what treatments improve survival and recovery.
- The warning signs of a heart attack in women
- Having a heart attack when you're young
- When the heat rises, so do heart risks: What you need to know
- Am I having a heart attack?
- Is it indigestion or a heart attack?
- Vídeo: ¿Qué ocurre durante un infarto?
- Recovering after a heart attack
- What does a doctor do when they have a heart attack?
- How to minimise the risk of a second heart attack
- Can stress cause heart attacks?
Cardiopatías
Heart disease includes conditions affecting the heart’s structure and function. Discover the symptoms, risks, and lifestyle changes that can protect your heart.
- Anatomía del corazón y de los vasos sanguíneos
- ¿Cuál es la causa más frecuente de muerte súbita cardíaca?
- ¿Qué es la miocardiopatía alcohólica?
- Esto es lo que el frío le hace a tu corazón
- How to manage stress when living with cardiomyopathy
- 8 simple steps to boost your circulation
- 6 workday habits that keep your heart healthy
- Being 'pear-shaped' may lower risk of heart disease in women
- How healthy is your heart?
- ¿Qué es la insuficiencia venosa crónica?
- How to protect your heart during the winter
- ¿Se puede morir por un corazón roto?
- Celebrities and their heart problems
- Who should take aspirin every day?
- Four-in-one pill could prevent heart problems
- New blood test could diagnose heart failure earlier
- Why the heart disease gender gap is costing women their lives
- Drug trials of new hypertrophic cardiomyopathy treatment brings hope to patients
- Dilated cardiomyopathy causes: what are the risk factors?
- What's the link between mental health and heart disease?
- Is cardiomyopathy genetically inherited?
- The importance of learning CPR
- The importance of learning CPR: Emma tells her story
Palpitaciones
Palpitations feel like a racing or fluttering heart. Discover common causes, when to seek help, and how doctors check your heart rhythm.
Colesterol alto
Too much cholesterol in your blood increases heart disease risk. Learn how it’s diagnosed and treated, and how diet and exercise can help lower it.
- Conozca sus niveles de colesterol
- Can red yeast rice lower your cholesterol?
- Cómo reducir el colesterol sin estatinas
- How to lower your cholesterol
- How to shop for a low cholesterol diet
- ¿Se adapta el menú de tu boda a dietas bajas en colesterol?
- Do light beers have any health benefits?
- Eating out with high cholesterol
- Have TV chefs given us high cholesterol?
- Review: Home cholesterol testing kits
- Why you need to check your cholesterol
- ¿Se puede reducir el colesterol sólo con la dieta?
- Twice-yearly cholesterol jab could replace daily statins
- Stopping statins after 75 increases heart attack risk
- The pros and cons of statins
- How can I avoid statin side effects?
Ictus
Un ictus se produce cuando se bloquea el flujo sanguíneo al cerebro. Descubre los signos, los pasos de respuesta urgente y los tratamientos que ayudan a la recuperación.
- How to reduce your risk of stroke?
- How to support a loved one after a stroke
- How does having a stroke affect your sex life?
- How to cope with isolation after a stroke
- What is the link between stroke recovery and gut health?
- Your guide to stroke prevention
- How to spot a mini-stroke: early signs and symptoms