HeartBeat Trust

Heartbeat Trust is a charity established in 2004 to support specialist clinical and research services in heart failure and heart failure prevention in Ireland. The Heartbeat Trusts services are based in St Vincents Hospital, Dublin, St Michaels Hospital, Dun Laoghaire and The Conway Institute, University College Dublin. Heart failure is where the heart does not work as efficiently as it should. This means that the blood cant deliver enough oxygen and nourishment to the body to allow it to work normally. Heart failure is a very common condition and there are about 90,000 people living with heart failure in Ireland today. Up to one in five people is expected to develop heart failure at some point in their life, and the burden of heart failure on individuals, their families and the health service is increasing. The aims of the Heartbeat Trust are to; Increase public awareness of heart failure Support an early warning and prevention programme for people diagnosed with heart failur...