The heart care waiting list rose in March 2025, latest figures from NHS England show. There were 425,372 people waiting for ‘routine’ cardiac care in England at the end of March, up from 421,683 in ...

Improving your balance helps you feel more stable and coordinated when you’re moving around, which can help reduce the risk of falling and hurting yourself. This is particularly important as you get ...

Triglycerides are the most common type of fat found in the blood. You may also see the term ‘serum triglycerides’, which simply means triglycerides found in your blood. Triglycerides provide energy to ...

Ebstein's anomaly is a problem with your tricuspid valve which helps to control the blood flow in right side of your heart. Ebstein’s anomaly is a type of congenital heart disease, meaning you’re born ...

Tetralogy of Fallot (also known as Fallot's tetralogy), is a type of congenital heart defect that affects how your heart works and how blood flows through it. Tetralogy of Fallot is made up of four ...

A ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a hole in the wall between your heart's lower chambers. A VSD is a type of congenital heart disease, meaning you are born with it. The lower chambers of your heart ...

What is aortic valve stenosis? Aortic valve stenosis (AVS) means that the aortic valve is narrow and cannot open fully. It can also be known as: aortic stenosis valvular aortic stenosis. The aortic ...

What is an atrial septal defect? An atrial septal defect (ASD) is a hole in the atrial septum, the wall between the two upper chambers of the heart (atria). It’s a type of congenital heart disease, ...

The main artery in your body is called the aorta. The aorta carries oxygen-rich blood away from your heart to the rest of your body and your brain. Diseases of the aorta can be very serious, and ...

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While there are different types of stroke and different ways strokes can happen, all types of strokes can disrupt the blood flow to your brain. If the blood flow to the brain is interrupted, brain ...