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:

o   Coronary heart disease - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronary-heart-disease/

o   Congenital heart disease - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/congenital-heart-disease/

o   High cholesterol - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/high-cholesterol/

·         Charities / Further information:

o   British Heart Foundation - https://www.bhf.org.uk/

o   Heart UK - https://www.heartuk.org.uk/

·         ClinicalKey Patient Information Leaflets [Only available to NHS staff with Open Athens login]:

o   Congenital Heart Disease - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_AAFP_congenital-heart-disease_en

o   Heart Attack - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_b0fe10db-bf63-47f3-97f8-b78f3f5c76ab

 

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NHS OpenAthens

 

 

If you haven't got an NHS OpenAthens password you can self-register using your UHNM email address here: https://openathens.nice.org.uk// (there is more help should you need it here: https://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/training/onlineguidesandsupport/athens/ )

E-books

As well as our physical print bookstock, UHNM staff also have access to a wide array of e-books which can be read on line and sometimes downloaded. All you need to access them is an OpenAthens password.

Clinical Key

Besides journal articles there are lots and lots of the latest ebooks available via our subscription to Clinical Key on a wide range of clinical topics. Take a look at our guides to Clinical Key here: https://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/training/onlineguidesandsupport/clinicalkey/

Kortext

 https://read.kortext.com/

There are around 100 titles on this site on a range of topics including many from the popular "...at a glance" series. Once logged in with OpenAthens type University Hospitals of North Midlands in the institution box and then on the page that comes up click on "collections" next to books and the titles will gradually all appear in an alphabetical list. Click on the images to access the books.

Library Search

You can also find some of our e-books alongside print copies in our library catalogue some are for Keele users only but others are available to NHS staff such as  the Oxford Handbooks online collection. Access the catalogue here: https://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/find/librarysearch/

To help you use and access all our e-books as mentioned above there are further helpful guides on our website here: https://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/find/ebooks/

Heating at County 22/01/2026

 

Glaucoma Awareness Month

 

Glaucoma Awareness Month

January 2026

According to the charity Glaucoma UK there are over 700,000 people in the UK who have been diagnosed with glaucoma.  Glaucoma Awareness Month is aimed at raising awareness of the disease and its symptoms to bring an end to preventable glaucoma sight loss.

 

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   

·         Medical treatment of glaucoma; Sun, Xinghuai; Dai, Yi; 2019 (Springer).

·         Kanski's clinical ophthalmology: a systematic approach; Salmon, John F; 2020 (Elsevier); 9^th edition.

·         Medical and Surgical Retina: Recent Innovation, New Perspective, and Applications; Giudice, Giuseppe Lo; 2023 (IntechOpen) – available as an Open Access e-book.

·         Glaucoma: Recent Advances and New Perspectives; Davey, Pinakin Gunvant; 2023 (IntechOpen) – available as an Open Access e-book.

·         Glaucoma; Shaarawy, Tarek M; 2015 (Elsevier); 2^nd edition – only available for UHNM users via ClinicalKey with an Open Athens login.

·         Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery; Sng, Chelvin C. A; Sng, Chelvin C. A; Barton, Keith; 2021 (Springer Nature) – available as an Open Access e-book.

·         Glaucoma: Methods and Protocols; Jakobs, Tatjana C; 2018 (Springer Nature) – only available as a Keele e-book.

·         Constable and Lim Colour atlas of ophthalmology; Constable, Ian J; Wong, Tien Yin; Raja, Vignesh; 2018 (World Scientific); 6^th edition.

·         Ophthalmology Secrets; Gault, Janice A., 2023 (Elsevier) 5^th edition – available for UHNM users via ClinicalKey with an Open Athens log-in, or as Keele e-book.

JOURNALS   

·         Journal of current glaucoma practice; (Jaypee) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2012 onwards.

·         Frontiers in ophthalmology; (Frontiers Media S.A) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2021 onwards.

·         BMJ open ophthalmology; (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2016 onwards.

·         Therapeutic advances in ophthalmology; (Sage Publications Ltd) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2018 onwards.

·         Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina; (Slack, Inc) – only available as a Keele e-journal from 2019 onwards.

·         American journal of ophthalmology case reports; (Elsevier) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2016 onwards.

·         Case reports in ophthalmological medicine; (John Wiley & Sons Ltd) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2011 onwards.

·         Journal of Current Glaucoma Practice, (Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Private Limited) – NHS ejournal 2012 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  

·         “Damage and repair in retinal degenerative diseases: Molecular basis through clinical translation”; Zhang, Ziting; Ma, Junfeng; et al; Neural regeneration research, 2026-04, Vol.21 (4), p.1383-1395; DOI: 10.4103/NRR.NRR-D-24-01016

·         “Domain-specific multi-transfer approaches for deep learning-based glaucoma screening in high myopia patients”; Goyanes, Elena; De Moura, Joaquim; et al; Expert Systems with Applications, 2026-01, Vol.296, p.129265, Article 129265; DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2025.129265

·         “Research progress on molecular therapy for glaucoma (Review)”; Wang, Weiwei; Cheng, Gangwei; et al; Molecular medicine reports, 2026-01, Vol.33 (1), p.1-10; DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2025.13757

·         “A Blurred Vision of Health: Metabolic Syndrome as a Risk Factor for Glaucoma in a Large Taiwanese Population Study”; Chang, Sheng-Hao; Lee, Jia-In; et al; International journal of medical sciences, 2026-01, Vol.23 (1), p.216-226; DOI: 10.7150/ijms.121641

·         “Cellular senescence and glaucoma”; Guo, Liang; Wang, Na; et al; Experimental gerontology, 2025-04, Vol.202, p.112718, Article 112718;

·         “Clinical outcomes of the PAUL Glaucoma implant for neovascular glaucoma”; Deubel, Carolin; Walz, Wolfgang; et al; Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology, 2025-08, Vol.263 (11), p.3199-3209; DOI: 10.1007/s00417-025-06933-3

·         “OCT-based diagnosis of glaucoma and glaucoma stages using explainable machine learning”; Hasan, Md Mahmudul; Phu, Jack; et al; Scientific reports, 2025-01, Vol.15 (1), p.3592-20, Article 3592; DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-87219-w

·         “Bilateral Primary Congenital Glaucoma in a Newborn”; Consales, Alessandra; Araimo, Gabriella; et al; The Journal of pediatrics, 2025-04, Vol.279, p.114464, Article 114464; DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2025.114464

·         "Patient Attitudes toward Distress Screening and Referral in Glaucoma Care"; Choi, Eun Young; Chou, Natalie et al.; Ophthalmology Glaucoma; 2025, Sep 18:S2589-4196(25)00190-5. DOI: 10.1016/j.ogla.2025.09.004. Online ahead of print.

 

PATIENT INFORMATION / PATIENT ADVICE:  

·         NHS website:

o   Glaucoma - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/glaucoma/

·         Charities / Further information:

o   Glaucoma UK - https://glaucoma.uk/

o   Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) - https://www.rnib.org.uk/

·         ClinicalKey Patient Information Leaflets [Only available to NHS staff with OpenAthens login]:

o   Glaucoma - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_94bf5890-126c-449f-b39a-17735982c959

o   Glaucoma Surgery - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_735cda90-1993-44bf-80b1-53281fd6cd1f

 

KnowledgeShare CURRENT AWARENESS:   

KnowledgeShare Evidence Updates is a personalised current awareness service which sends, straight to your email inbox, new evidence on topics tailored to your requirements and collated by Health Librarians. For more information, or to register for KnowledgeShare please go to https://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/find/currentawareness/.