Atherosclerotic plaques in the arteries affect 42% of adults living without heart disease
Category: cardiovascular diseases
According to the World Health Organization, CVDs are responsible for an estimated 17.9 million deaths every year
These types of conditions are responsible for 25% of all UK deaths and affect 7.6 million people nationally
The inherited fatal heart muscle condition affects one in every 500 adults in the UK
In 2022, over 39,000 people in England died prematurely of cardiovascular conditions