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  • First aid

    Find out what to do in emergency situations such as anaphylaxis, bleeding, burns and scalds, choking, drowning, electrocution, fractures, heart attacks, poisoning, shock and stroke.

  • Transient ischaemic attack (TIA) - Treatment

    Treatment after a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) usually involves making lifestyle changes, taking medicines and possibly having surgery to prevent another TIA or full stroke from happening in the future.

  • Transient ischaemic attack (TIA) - Symptoms

    The symptoms of a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) are the same as those of a stroke, but unlike a stroke they only last for a few minutes or hours.

  • Atrial fibrillation - Treatment

    Treatments for atrial fibrillation include medicines to control heart rate and reduce the risk of stroke, and procedures to restore normal heart rhythm.

  • Angina - Treatment

    Treatment of angina aims to provide immediate relief from the symptoms, prevent future attacks, and reduce your risk of having a heart attack or stroke.

  • Dysphagia (swallowing problems)

    Find out more about dysphagia, where you have problems swallowing.

  • Atherosclerosis

    Find out more about atherosclerosis, what the symptoms are, how you can help stop it getting worse, how it's treated and what causes it.

  • Aphasia

    Read about aphasia, where a person has problems communicating. Find out about the types of aphasia, what causes it, and how it's diagnosed and treated.

  • 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.

  • Angina

    Read more about angina, which is a type of chest pain caused by not enough blood going to the muscles of the heart. It usually happens when the arteries supplying the heart become hardened and narrowed.