Cardiovascular health

Know Your Heart Risk

Understanding cardiovascular risk can help people make informed decisions about their long-term health.

Live, Onward does not provide personalised cardiovascular risk calculations or individual treatment recommendations.

Risk

What is cardiovascular risk?
Coming Soon
What is QRISK?
Coming Soon
High Blood Pressure Explained: What Do Your Blood Pressure Numbers Mean?
What does a blood pressure of 140/90 mean? Learn what systolic and diastolic blood pressure are, how hypertension is diagnosed, why home readings matter and how high blood pressure can be reduced.
Read Article
Smoking and heart disease
Coming Soon
Diabetes and cardiovascular risk
Coming Soon
Family history of heart disease
Coming Soon

Heart

Understanding Cholesterol: LDL, HDL and Non-HDL Explained
What is LDL cholesterol? Is HDL really good cholesterol? Consultant Radiologist Dr Prashant Bamania explains cholesterol results, non-HDL cholesterol, cardiovascular risk and what you can do about it.
Read Article

Action

Exercise and heart health
Coming Soon
When might statins be recommended?
Coming Soon
What can I do to reduce cardiovascular risk?
Coming Soon

Trusted resources

External links are provided as trusted resources. Live, Onward is not responsible for third-party content.