Symptoms of Ice cold feet + heaviness in legs strongly linked to varicose veins

Hypersensitivity to cold often underestimated as subjective symptom, say researchers Hypersensitivity to the cold, especially ice cold feet, as well as a feeling of heaviness in the legs, are linked to the presence of varicose veins, finds a large study published in the open access journal Open Heart.  Cold hypersensitivity is ...

2025-04-16T10:56:39+00:0016 April 2025|Open Heart, Press release|

Striking inequalities in provision of life-saving heart valve replacement in England

Women, Black and Asian people, and those from deprived areas much less likely to have it There are striking inequalities in the provision of major (aortic) heart valve replacement surgery across England, with women, Black and Asian people, and those living in areas of deprivation much less likely to receive ...

2024-06-04T10:25:02+00:004 October 2023|Open Heart, Press release|

Mid-life resting heart rate of 75+ beats/min linked to doubling in early death risk

And rise in rate for those in their 50s linked to heightened heart disease risk over next 11 years A resting heart rate of 75 beats per minute in mid-life is linked to a doubling in the risk of an early death from all causes–at least among men–reveals research published ...

2019-04-16T09:19:13+00:0016 April 2019|Open Heart, Press release|
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