Heart disease describes a wide range of different conditions that affect your heart. These can include blood vessel diseases, such as coronary artery disease; heart rhythm problems (arrhythmia's); and heart defects people are born with
If you have a heart condition It is important to discuss it with your GP, a health professional or heart specialist who can advise you on the correct diagnosis and name of your condition and arrange a treatment plan.
It can be worrying and confusing to be diagnosed with a heart condition, but there is a lot of information and support available for you. As well as visiting your GP we have highlighted a few companies who can give you advice support and help you understand the condition. Sometimes understanding what is happening can help you worry less.
BFH provide reliable, simple information about heart and circulatory diseases, and their risk factors. Whether you’ve been diagnosed with a condition or know someone who has, their specially trained team can help
Welsh Hearts provide free access to defibrillators and CPR training to the Welsh public. They also screen hearts for heart conditions that may otherwise go undetected.
Spire run a cardiovascular risk assessment clinic which enables patients to review the health of their heart with a leading cardiac prevention expert.
Little Hearts Matter are a national UK charity offering help to children and young adults affected by the diagnosis of single ventricle heart condition. They provide help from initial antenatal diagnosis, through treatments and into life at home,
The Pumping Marvellous Foundation (PMF) is the UK’s patient led Heart Failure charity. They offer support to sufferers of heart failure their carers ansd family. They support you by talking through your problems and by sharing your challenges.
The NHS website provides you with free articles, videos, tools and advice to help you make the best choices in adapting to life with a heart condition.
