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State of the Nation report launch
The recommendations within HEART UK’s ‘State of the Nation’ report are important calls to action for a wide-variety of stakeholders, from those working at the highest levels of Government making decisions on NHS strategy to those managing public health within local authorities.
15th Northwest Diabetes, Endocrinology and Cardiovascular Update
Saturday 8th December 2018
Time: Welcome from 0855 - 14.30 including coffee and networking
Venue: Manchester Conference Centre - Pendulum Hotel and Manchester Conference Centre, Weston Building, Sackville Street, Manchester M1 3BB
Organised by Dr Handrean Soran and Dr Naveed Younis
Applied for 5 CPD points
Donate while you shop this Christmas
Get Christmas all wrapped up and donate to HEART UK at the same time! With easyfundraising you can collect free donations every time you shop online!
The Vitality Big Half
Calling all runners and lace up your running shoes! We still have a few places left for the Big Half Marathon on Sunday March 10.
National Cholesterol Month
National Cholesterol Month was a terrific month! Our 100 mile Great Cholesterol Challenge was really popular and got people out and about, moving more and fundraising! The challenge remains open until the end of November so there’s still time to finish your miles and get your fundraising in!
Raised Lp(a) Slashed in CV Patients on Novel Antisense Agent
Integration of child–parent screening and cascade testing for familial hypercholesterolaemia
This study explores integrate child–parent screening and cascade testing into a single pathway-child-parent cascade screening (CPCS), for the identification of familial hypercholesterolaemia in the population and to estimate the number of new familial hypercholesterolaemia cases identified per child screened and the associated costs.
Source: Journal of Medical Screening