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  • Pulmonary hypertension - Causes

    Find out what causes pulmonary hypertension. There are a number of underlying conditions that can make the pressure inside the pulmonary arteries increase.

  • Causes of heart attack

    Find out about the causes of heart attacks.

  • Heart valve disease

    Find out about heart valve disease, including what the symptoms are and how it's diagnosed and treated.

  • Pneumonia

    Find out about pneumonia, including what the symptoms are, where to get medical help, what the treatments are, what causes it and how to prevent it.

  • Pulmonary hypertension - Diagnosis

    Read about the various tests that can be used to help diagnose pulmonary hypertension.

  • Cardiomyopathy

    Find out about cardiomyopathy, a general term for diseases of the heart muscle, where the walls of the heart chambers have become stretched, thickened or stiff.

  • Cardiovascular disease

    Find out what cardiovascular disease (CVD) is, what problems it can cause, why it happens and how you can reduce your risk.

  • Metabolic syndrome

    Find out about metabolic syndrome, what it is, how it's diagnosed and how to prevent and treat it.

  • Anticoagulant medicines

    Anticoagulants are medicines that reduce the ability of the blood to clot. Read about why they're used, how you take them and what you need to bear in mind while taking them.

  • Paget's disease of bone - Complications

    Find out about the main complications associated with Paget's disease of bone, including fractures, deformities and bone cancer.