What is a normal pulse rate? - BHF - British Heart Foundation
网页Your pulse rate, also known as your heart rate, is the number of times your heart beats per minute. A normal resting heart rate should be between 60 to 100 beats per minute, but it can vary from minute to minute. Your age and general health can also affect your pulse rate, so it’s important to remember that a ‘normal’ pulse can vary from ...
The biggest funder of heart and circulatory research in Europe - BHF
网页BHF annual report shows significant rise in funding for lifesaving research. 16 September 2024. Today we have published our Annual Report and Accounts for 2023/24, which tells the story of how, in the face of significant challenges, we have continued to power lifesaving cardiovascular research, to save and improve more lives.
Your heart rate - BHF - British Heart Foundation
网页Slow heart rate (bradycardia) A heart rate below 60 bpm while resting is too slow for most people. A slow heart rate, also known as bradycardia, can be normal for people like athletes who are very fit. If you have a slow heart rate and are experiencing symptoms like fainting and tiredness, you should make an appointment with your GP.
10 signs you might have heart and circulatory disease - BHF
网页Learn more about heart attack symptoms in women. 4. Feeling sweaty. Working up a sweat because it's a hot day or you’ve been to the gym is nothing to worry about. However, you should call 999 for an ambulance if you start to feel hot and clammy along with chest pains, as it could be a heart attack. 5. Choking feeling.
How do I lower my cholesterol? Your 5 top questions answered
网页Fibre. Eating high-fibre food can also help to lower your cholesterol. Fibre helps reduce the amount of cholesterol that is absorbed into the blood stream from your digestive system (also known as the intestine). Some ways you can eat more fibre include; eating at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day.
Breakfast cereals ranked best to worst - BHF - British Heart …
网页Sugars 2.4g, 3% of your RI. Salt 0.34g, 6% of your RI. 7. Sugar-frosted cornflakes. Sugar-frosted cornflakes are high in sugar and low in fibre as well as usually coming with added salt. Sugar-frosted flakes can be nutritionally similar to other sweetened cereals like chocolate rice cereals, or honey-nut coated cereals.
Cold, flu or Covid: which is it? - BHF - British Heart Foundation
网页Coronavirus symptoms vs flu. It’s not easy to tell the difference between Covid-19 and the flu. The flu has many symptoms in common with Covid, such as a headache, sore throat, fever, cough, tiredness, muscle aches, a runny nose and shortness of breath. However, it’s unusual for the flu to cause a loss or change to your sense of taste and ...
Low blood pressure - BHF - British Heart Foundation
网页Health conditions; low blood pressure can be a symptom of conditions like Parkinson's disease, diabetes and other heart conditions. Blood loss; losing a lot of blood from an injury or internal bleeding reduces blood volume leading to a severe drop in blood pressure. Pregnancy; blood vessels can expand in the first stages of pregnancy.
Statins – your questions answered - BHF - British Heart Foundation
网页In the UK there are five statins available on prescription: atorvastatin. fluvastatin. pravastatin. rosuvastatin. simvastatin. Some statins are stronger at lowering your cholesterol than other statins at the same dose. For example, 10mg of atorvastatin has a stronger cholesterol-lowering effect than 10mg of simvastatin.
Learn how to do CPR | British Heart Foundation - BHF
网页Call 999. If the person is unconscious and not breathing, or not breathing normally, start CPR. If there is someone with you, ask them to find a defibrillator. Start chest compressions. With the heel of your hand in the centre of their chest, press down smoothly and firmly at a rate of 2 per second. Try pushing to the beat of Stayin’ Alive by ...