Heart Month - February 2026

 Heart Month takes place each February in order to raise awareness of the risks of cardiovascular disease and to encourage people to take action to reduce their risk of developing heart and circulatory diseases.

RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES  

The Health Libraries, both at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals, offer resources related to this topic. In the lists below you’ll find a small selection of items from our collection. To locate these items, simply go to our online catalogue or ask at the counter. This document covers the following resources – books, journals, journal articles and patient information.

 

BOOKS:   

• Pathophysiology of heart disease: an introduction to cardiovascular medicine; Lilly, Leonard S; 2026 (Kluwer Academic); 8^th edition – available as a Keele and an NHS e-book

• Artificial intelligence for cardiovascular disease: advances in treatment; Malviya, Rishabha; Rajput, Shivam; Muthiah, Deepa; 2025 (Apple Academic Press)

• Oxford Handbook of Cardiology; 2025; 3^rd edition – only available as a Keele or NHS e-book; available in print from the Health Library at County; 2^nd edition available in print at Health Library Royal Stoke

• Diseases of the Chest, Heart and Vascular System 2025-2028: Diagnostic Imaging; Hodler, Jürg; Kubik-Huch, R. A; Roos, Justus E; 2025; (Springer) – only available as an Open Access e-book

• The ECG made practical; Hampton, John R.; Hampton, Joanna; Adlam, David; 2025; (Elsevier); 8^th edition – also available as a Keele e-book

• Mayo Clinic Cardiology: Concise Textbook; Murphy, Joseph G; Anavekar, Nandan S; Boilson, Barry A.; et al; 2024; (Oxford University Press); 5^th edition – only available as a Keele or NHS e-book

• Paediatric cardiology; Day, Thomas; Bell, Aaron; Quyam, Sadia; et al; 2024 (Oxford University Press) – also available as a Keele or NHS e-book

• Heart Disease and Climate Change; Stewart, Simon; 2024; (Springer) – only available as an Open Access e-book

• Mechanisms of vascular disease: a textbook for vascular specialists; Fitridge, Robert; 2020; (Springer); 3^rd edition

JOURNALS:   

• JRSM cardiovascular disease; Royal Society of Medicine (Great Britain); London Cardiovascular Society; (Sage Publications) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2012 onwards

• European heart journal open; European Society of Cardiology, issuing body; (Oxford University Press) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2021 onwards

• American heart journal plus: cardiology research and practice; (Elsevier) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2020 onwards

• Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology plus; International Society for Heart Research, issuing body; (Elsevier) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2022 onwards

• International journal of cardiology. Congenital heart disease; International Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease, issuing body; (Elsevier) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2020 onwards

• Therapeutic advances in cardiovascular disease (Online); (Sage Publications) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2007 onwards

N.B. NHS members can obtain temporary Keele IT logins to view Keele e-journals from the Keele IT suite in the Health Library at Royal Stoke. NHS ejournals will require login with an NHS Open Athens account.

Access more journals via our Journals webpage: http://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/find/journals/  

OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL ARTICLES:  

• “Cardiovascular disease in the Americas: optimizing primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease”; Schwalm, J.D; Joseph, Philip; Leong, Darryl; et al; Lancet Regional Health - Americas (Online), 2025, Vol.42, p.100964-100964, Article 100964

• “Adherence to Lipid‐Lowering Therapies and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis”; Jones, Laney K; East, Cara; et al; Journal of the American Heart Association, 2025, Vol.14 (17), p.e037530

• “Investigating the interplay of smoking, cardiovascular risk factors, and overall cardiovascular disease risk: NHANES analysis 2011–2018”; Mambo, Athumani; Yang, Yulu; et al; BMC cardiovascular disorders, 2024, Vol.24 (1), p.193-16, Article 193

• “Estrogen and cardiovascular disease”; Gersh, Felice; O'Keefe, James H; et al; Progress in cardiovascular diseases, 2024, Vol.84, p.60-67

• “Exosome-Based Therapy in Cardiovascular Diseases: A New Frontier in Cardiovascular Disease Treatment”; Chae, Cheong-Whan; et al; Korean Circulation Journal, 2025, 55(6), , pp.461-480

• “Cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, and glucose index versus triglyceride–glucose index in predicting cardiovascular disease risk: a cohort study”; Mo, Degang  Zhang, Peng; et al; Cardiovascular diabetology, 2025, Vol.24 (1), p.116-12, Article 116

• “High HDL‐Cholesterol Levels Are Associated With Lower Risk of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Coronary Artery Disease”; Clerc, Aurélien; Puricel, Serban; et al; Journal of interventional cardiology, 2025, Vol.2025 (1)

• “Strength and resistance training in adult congenital heart disease: A guide to exercise prescription in the clinic”; Dolan, Calum; Brown, Gemma; et al; International journal of cardiology congenital heart disease, 2026, Vol.23, p.100650-100650, Article 100650

• “Bridging the Gap: Ensuring Equitable Access to Healthcare Services for Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention”; Garg, Ram Kumar; Thirusangu, Senthil; et al; Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences, 2025, Vol.11 (3),  pp. 131–138

• “Awareness and perceived risk of cardiovascular disease among individuals living with rheumatoid arthritis is low: results of a systematic literature review”; Ghosh-Swaby, Olivia R.; Kuriya, Bindee; Arthritis research & therapy, 2019, Vol.21 (1), p.33-37

 

PATIENT INFORMATION / PATIENT ADVICE:

• NHS website:
• Coronary heart disease - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronary-heart-disease/
• Congenital heart disease - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/congenital-heart-disease/
• High cholesterol - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/high-cholesterol/

• Charities / Further information:
• British Heart Foundation - https://www.bhf.org.uk/
• Heart UK - https://www.heartuk.org.uk/

• ClinicalKey Patient Information Leaflets [Only available to NHS staff with Open Athens login]:
• Congenital Heart Disease - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_AAFP_congenital-heart-disease_en
• Heart Attack - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_b0fe10db-bf63-47f3-97f8-b78f3f5c76ab

 

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