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9-UK-5-16511-01 08-2025
Coronary heart disease & heart failure
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is one of the main causes of heart failure, alongside high blood…
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/obesity/ https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng106 https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng106/chapter/Recommendations
9-UK-5-16512-01 08-2025
Overweight and obesity in heart failure
For a long time, people thought that carrying a few extra kilos might actually help during illness, because the body had more energy reserves to draw on. But we now know that being overweight or obese can increase the risk of many health problems—especially heart disease. So,…
https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronary-heart-disease-chd/ https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/healthwellbeing/selfmanagement/resources-for-people-living-with-a-long-term-health-condition/heart-conditions/ https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng106/resources/chronic-heart-failure-in-adults-diagnosis-and-management-pdf-66141541311685 https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng196/informationforpublic
9-UK-5-16510-01 08-2025
Heart failure and atrial fibrillation often go hand in hand
Heart…
https://patient.info/doctor/heart-failure-management> https://bnf.nice.org.uk/treatment-summaries/chronic-heart-failure/ https://primarycare.northeastlondon.icb.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DOAC-initiation-and-monitoring-template-NEL_04.2024.pdf
9-UK-5-16516-01 08-2025
Blood thinners - so that the blood does not stagnate
Many people with chronic heart disease have to take blood-thinning medication. You can read here how the various medicines work and for whom they are…
