Heart health

  • Heart Heroes

    Heart Heroes works with children and their families living with congenital heart disease and conditions.

    Phone
    07951 835360

    Website
    www.heartheroes.co.uk

  • The British Heart Foundation

    The British Heart Foundation fund over £100 million of research each year into all heart and circulatory diseases and the things that cause them.

    Website
    www.bhf.org.uk

  • Echocardiogram

    An echocardiogram, or “echo”, is a scan used to look at the heart and nearby blood vessels.

    Website
    NHS – Echocardiogram

  • Angiography

    Angiography is a type of X-ray used to check the blood vessels. Blood vessels don’t show up clearly on a normal X-ray, so a special dye needs to be injected into your blood first. This highlights your blood vessels, allowing your doctor to spot any problems.

    Website
    NHS – Angiography

  • Local Support Groups

    Where the Heart is Support and Social Group
    Contact Pearl Stokes
    Phone
    01452 712058
    Email
    pearlstokes@ukgateway.net

    Gloucestershire Heart Support Group
    Chairman Mr Norman Tebworth
    Phone
    01452 712489
    Mobile
    07870 895273
    Email
    norman.tebworth@btinternet.com

    Gloucester Take Heart Support Group
    Contact Ernest Way
    Phone
    01242 678443