healthy heart

A healthy heart for life

Heart conditions can be hereditary or occur as a result of your lifestyle and they affect all people, regardless of age or sex. Statistics still show that around 10 million people in the UK are at risk of developing problems.

Your Co-operative Pharmacy team can help you understand how your heart works, what the risks are, and most importantly, how you can have a healthy heart and avoid being one of the 10 million.

Some of our pharmacies offer a healthy heart check-up along with all the help and advice you need to get you and your ticker into tip top condition. Please go to find us for your nearest Co-operative Pharmacy offering this service. Your local Co-operative Pharmacy branch also offers a FREE monitoring service and blood pressure testing to help you keep an eye on your blood pressure.

Did you know?

• Coronary heart disease is the UK's biggest killer, with one in every four men and one in every six women dying from the disease. In the UK, approximately 300,000 people have a heart attack each year¹
• Angina affects about one in 50 people, and in the UK there are an estimated 1.2 million people with the condition. It affects men more than women, and your chances of getting it increase as you get older.¹ For more information on Angina, please visit www.nhs.uk
• Deaths from heart disease among under-75s has fallen by 27% since 1996¹
• 38% of deaths from heart disease in women are associated with lack of physical activity, 47% are linked to high cholesterol, and 6% are caused by poor weight management¹
• More than 80% of people who have a heart attack now receive potentially life-saving drugs within 30 minutes of arrival at hospital¹