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Did you know that 27 people die of heart attack in Ireland every day? Listen to your heart this Valentine’s Day, as Heartfelt Cardio Screening comes to Athlone on February 14.

Anyone at any time can come upon someone having a heart attack or choking. Wouldn’t it be great if you could help someone survive such a life threatening situation? CPR and AED (automated external defibrillator) are indispensable and essential life skills. CPR, and using an AED, can be critical elements in the chain of survival when someone has a heart attack. The AED (or defibrillator as it is more commonly known) shocks the heart back into a normal rhythm.

Many families in Ireland have been touched in some way by the effects of Ireland’s biggest killer, heart disease. Heart disease is a silent killer that has impacted on so many lives. Many of us have had personal experience with loved ones who have suffered a heart attack or stroke. When this happens, we can find ourselves overwhelmed by the initial shock and confused by the treatment and recovery process. This is when a charity like Croí is so important. Croí is a not-for-profit organisation which is dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. Croí provides a range of essential services for the general public that help to support patients and their families during the recovery process.

New figures from Irish Heart’s Mobile Health Unit service show that a total of 292 people from Westmeath have availed of its free blood pressure checks during its first full year of operation.

Heartwave Cardio Screening is coming to Co Galway and Co Westmeath with the revolutionary Bpro pulse wave analysis device, providing affordable and accurate heart and artery screenings.

Did you know that 27 people die of heart attack in Ireland every day?

Being angry or emotionally upset or engaging in heavy physical exertion may trigger a heart attack, according to new research published in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.

Did you know that 27 people die of heart attack in Ireland every day?

Emotions are not just feelings. They are powerful, high-energy, biological and psychological events.

Exercise4Health is back this October, helping the people of Galway take control of their heart health. This programme, designed specifically for those who due to a number of health issues are reluctant to engage in exercise, those who are new to exercise, and those who see exercise as their medicine to engage in a meaningful, evidence based, fitness programme.