Former Bolton footballer Fabrice Muamba and Hits Radio presenter Gemma Atkinson helped officially open Venturi Cardiology, the North West’s first independent healthy heart clinic.

Both underwent heart checks with consultant preventative cardiologist Dr Scott Murray, one of the founders of Venturi Cardiology at Birchwood Boulevard, Warrington.

During their visit, Fabrice and Gemma called for greater awareness of heart health and how everyone should know how to do CPR and have easy access to a defibrillator.

As well as providing routine diagnostic cardiology services, Venturi’s primary objective is to treat the cause of heart disease, currently the UK’s biggest killer. Every 25 minutes someone in the North West dies from heart or circulatory disease, with healthcare costs relating to these diseases estimated at £9 billion each year.