Heart Matters Campaign
Listen to the Morning Mix every Tuesday from 10am for Heart Matters with Heart Research UK - only on RNIB's Insight Radio.
Did you know that in a lifetime, the heart pumps the equivalent of about one million barrels of blood around the body?
And did you know that every day in the UK, 700 people suffer a heart attack? – That’s one every 2 minutes.
RNIB's Insight Radio explores Heart Matters – brought to you by our friends at Heart Research UK. Your heart is amazing and we want you to keep it that way.
Heart Matters will be giving you plenty of tips and advice on how to keep your heart in tip top condition. We’ll give you the facts about what to eat, how to recognise risks and small changes you can make that can have a big impact on your life, getting you heart smart.
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Week 1 - Heart Research UK
Insight Radio’s Stephen Carroll spoke to Heart Research UK’s National Director Barbara Harpham to find out why the charity was founded and to learn more about the pioneering research the charity is behind. First broadcast Tuesday 16th August.
Stephen Carroll speaks to Barbara Harpham from Heart Research UK
For further information please visit:
www.nhs.uk/livewell/healthyhearts
Week 2 - The Heart
Throughout the heart matters series, we’ll be giving you lots of advice on keeping your heart healthy, but this week for Heart Matters, Insight Radio’s Simon Pauley finds out how the heart actually works and why we literally can’t live without it. First broadcast Tuesday 23rd August.
Dr. Tom Gilhoolly gives an overview of the heart
For further information please visit: www.heartresearch.org.uk
Week 3 - Blood Pressure
For today's Heart Matters, Insight Radio's Jill Daley spoke to Joanne Kelly, research nurse in cardiology, to ask her - what is blood pressure and why does it matter? First broadcast Tuesday 30th August.
Jill Daley speaks to cardiology nurse Joanne
For further information please visit: www.heartresearch.org.uk
www.nhs.uk/livewell/healthyhearts
Week 4 - Smoking and the heart
Insight Radio's Leeanne Coyle spoke to Consultant Cardiologist Aldo Rinaldi from Guys' and St. Thomas' Hospital in London to learn how smoking effects heart health. First broadcast Tuesday 6th September.
How does smoking effect our heart?
For further information please visit: www.heartresearch.org.uk
Week 5 - Cholesterol
Insight Radio's Leeanne Coyle spoke to Consultant Cardiologist Aldo Rinaldi from Guys' and St. Thomas' Hospital in London to learn about the heart and Cholesterol. First broadcast Tuesday 13th September.
For further information please visit: www.heartresearch.org.uk
Week 6 - Hardening of the Arteries
Dr. Aidan Flynn explains what happens when the arteries harden and he also gives tips on how you can stay heart healthy. First broadcast Tuesday 20th September.
What happens when the arteries harden?
For further information please visit:
www.nhs.uk/livewell/healthyhearts
Week 7 - South east Asians and Heart Disease
Simon Pauley speaks to Consultant Cardiologist Margaret McEntegart to learn about heart disease in specific ethnic groups. First broadcast Tuesday 27th September.
Heart disease in South East Asians
Week 8 - Statins and Heart Clinics
Stephen Carroll talks to pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick to learn about the popular heart medication Statins. First broadcast Tuesday 4th October.
For further information please visit:
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Cholesterol-lowering-medicines-statins/Pages/Introduction.aspx
Week 9 - South east Asians and Heart Disease
Simon Pauley speaks to Consultant Cardiologist Margaret McEntegart to learn about heart disease in specific ethnic groups. First broadcast Tuesday 27th September, broadcast again Tuesday 11th October.
Heart disease in South East Asians
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Week 10 - Diabetes
Can diabetes damage the heart? Simon Pauley spoke to Allia Gilani, Health and Inequalities Pharmacist to find out. First broadcast Tuesday 18th October.
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Week 11 - Losing a loved one to a Heart Attack
Lisa Smith's father had a sudden heart attack and sadly died in the family home when she was only 5 years old. Lisa told Stephen Carroll about the impact this had on her life, growing up without a dad, and what it means for her own heart health. First broadcast Tuesday 25th October.
Losing a loved one to a heart attack
For more information please visit:
http://www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk/
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Heart-attack/Pages/Introduction.aspx
Week 12 - Hereditary Heart Disease
Heart disease can be passed through generations of the same family, but not just because of genetics. Stephen Carroll spoke to Cardiologist Professor Colin Berry from Glasgow University to learn about Hereditary Heart Disease. First broadcast Tuesday 1st November.
Stephen Carroll speaks to Professor Colin Berry
For more information please visit:
www.nhs.uk/livewell/healthyhearts
Heart Facts
In the UK, approx 300,000 people have a heart attack each year.
Did you know that 38% of deaths from heart disease in women are associated with lack of physical activity; 47% are linked to high cholesterol and 6% are caused by being very overweight?
Every day in the UK 700 people suffer a heart attack – that’s one every 2 minutes.
Around 20% of CHD-related deaths in men and 17% in women are attributable to smoking.
Did you know that exercise increases the amount of HDL (“good”) cholesterol helping to lower LDL (“bad”) cholesterol, which is why it’s good for your heart.
Did you know that your arteries, veins and capillaries combined are over 60,000 miles long which is long enough to go around the world … twice.
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