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Around 60,000 people are prescribed beta blockers every year in the UK. But a trial has found that, for about half of patients, they do not reduce the risk of death or further heart attacks.
Although ORBITA-AF shows it can be done, and other trials are underway, not everyone is convinced it’s worth the effort.
Heart rate variability (HRV) has long been measured by doctors. But now - using just a shop-bought fitness tracker - adults could check it themselves to see how they respond to hidden stress triggers.
Long Covid patients (stock photo) are twice as likely to experience life-threatening heart problems, a major study has found. The condition affects two million people in the UK.
The operation is designed to cure a condition called aortic valve stenosis, which happens when a crucial valve in the heart narrows and reduces blood flow around the body.