ARVC patient Dana Edkins and her HF Nurse take on the 4-Day IOW Challenge Island Escape to raise awareness on Heart Failure Awareness Day GeorginaGeorgina Newnham, a Community Heart Failure Nurse Specialist on the Island is getting ready to support one of her patient’s on their ambitious IOW challenge to raise money and awareness of […]

Social Networking Use Has Shot Up in Past Decade – for over 65s Silver Surfers Triple and all adults are up ten fold A study by the Pew Research Center has revealed a rapid rise in the use of social media networking among the over 65s in recent years, with users in this age group tripling […]

NICE Publish Guidance for Sacubitril valsartan NICE gives green light to new heart failure drug set to benefit 100,000 people with common heart condition In guidance published today NICE has recommended new heart failure drug sacubitril valsartan (Entresto, Novartis), the first drug of its kind, as an option for some people with heart failure. The […]

Tesco now HeartSafe with 900 defibrillators installed in their stores Arrhythmia Alliance has announced that every Tesco shopper is now HeartSafe with the placement of over 900 automated external defibrillators in stores across the UK, supported by the Defibs Save Lives campaign. This follows the launch of the Arrhythmia Alliance manifesto, ‘Now Is The Time… for […]

SIGN Publish New Chronic Heart Failure Guidelines Version for Patients A new patient version of the SIGN Chronic Heart Failure guidelines was published this week for people with Chronic ‪‎Heart Failure‬ in Scotland and their family, friends and carers. This new booklet explains the recommendations set out in a clinical guideline (published in March) produced […]

We put some common questions to Dr Rick Steeds, Consultant Cardiologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and Chair of the British Society of Echocardiology (BSE) about Echocardiography and heart failure Alongside his practice in general Cardiology, Rick sub-specialises in cardiac imaging and the management of valvular heart disease. He very kindly, and purposefully answers our questions to […]

Happy 25th Heart Day from Pumping Marvelllous Today, Pumping Marvellous the UK’s heart failure charity are wishing Arthur Whitfield a very special birthday indeed. 25 years ago today Arthur was very fortunate to receive a heart transplant at Harefield Hospital, following a tip off from Buckingham Palace! (Read more.) On hearing Arthur’s story, Pumping Marvellous […]

92-year-old Arthur Whitfield Celebrates his 25th Heart Transplant Birthday At the time of his heart transplant in 1991, Arthur Whitfield then aged 67, was the oldest person to receive a donor heart. 25 years later, determined Arthur today is celebrating being one of oldest, if the not the eldest heart transplant patients in the world! […]

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NICE says ‘Yes’ to new heart failure medicine, Entresto™ (sacubitril/valsartan), in final recommendation * NICE recognises Entresto sacubitril valsartan as an innovative and cost-effective treatment in the management of symptomatic chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction * Heart failure affects around 550,000 people in the UK and has a poor prognosis for many patients, […]

NICE Publish Final Appraisal Determination for Sacubitril valsartan for treating symptomatic chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Recommendations in Final Appraisal Determination for Sacubitril valsartan Recommendations 1.1 Sacubitril valsartan is recommended as an option for treating symptomatic chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, only in people:  […]

Novartis’ new heart failure medicine, Entresto™, sacubitril valsartan accepted for use in Scotland by the Scottish Medicines Consortium  SMC recognised sacubitril valsartan represents a new therapeutic option for adult patients with symptomatic chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction1and may be used instead of the current gold standard treatment for the condition  Heart […]

Ohio State Evaluates First Transcatheter Implant for Diastolic Heart Failure  For the first time in the U.S., a clinical trial is underway that’s evaluating a transcatheter implant device designed to treat diastolic heart failure. The first patient enrolled in the randomized, blinded study is being treated at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Diastolic […]

A VALENTINE WISH FOR THE NHS – Love is being smart together The NHS will last as long as there are folk left with the faith to fight for it’ – Nye Bevan A Valentine Wish For The NHS “Love is being stupid together,” so wrote the French poet Paul Valery. While I feel there’s […]

Boston Scientific and Accenture Develop Data-Driven Digital Heart Failure Management Service in Parts of Europe to Help Improve Patient Outcomes and Reduce Cost of Treating Chronic Cardiovascular Conditions Care Pathway Transformation solution is designed to enable providers to make better-informed decisions based on patient population insights with a new Heart Failure Management Service Boston Scientific Corporation […]