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Our consultants, associates and clinic team provide analysis and insight into the latest developments in cardiac care.
What is angina?
- November 30, 2023
Angina is the term used for chest pain or chest heaviness that is due to a narrowing within one or more of your coronary arteries.
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What is Coronary Artery Disease?
- October 18, 2023
What is Coronary Artery Disease? DR RASHA AL-LAMEE Dr Rasha Al-Lamee is an Interventional Cardiology Consultant at...
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Heart health – world heart day
- September 28, 2023
each day, the heart beats around 100,000 times a day, continuously pumping around 5 litres of blood...
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Chest pains: could it be your heart?
- September 08, 2023
Chest pain is a very common symptom. Most of us will experience at least once in our...
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What is Atrial Fibrillation?
- September 07, 2023
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common abnormal heart rhythm, especially with the increasing..
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Palpitation and extra heartbeats
- September 07, 2023
Dr Ricardo Petraco is a Consultant Cardiologist at Imperial College NHS Trust and Buckinghamshire…
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What to eat if you have, or want to prevent, heart disease
- August 31, 2023
Many people ask, what can I do to reduce my risk of developing heart disease? Another common...
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Understanding heart attacks : causes symptoms and prevention
- August 24, 2023
UNDERSTANDING HEART ATTACKS: CAUSES, SYMPTOMS AND PREVENTION DR CHARIS COSTOPOULOS AUGUST 2023 WHAT IS A HEART ATTACK?...
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Is coffee good for the heart?
- November 29, 2019
Many of us love to start our day with a coffee, with the popular caffeine hit perking...
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World Stroke Day 2019
- October 28, 2019
Over our lifetimes, 1 in 4 of us will suffer a stroke. Strokes can happen with no...
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World Heart Day 2019
- September 25, 2019
Celebrated on the 27th of September, World Heart Day aims to raise awareness of the importance of...
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What causes high blood pressure?
- August 14, 2019
Our blood pressure is a measurement of the force at which the blood pushes against the...
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Which sport can best improve your heart health?
- July 30, 2019
Physical exercise is well known to benefit cardiovascular health. And if you are going to exercise, why...
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Palpitations: Something to Worry About?
- June 28, 2019
Palpitations refer to a cardiovascular condition when your heart feels like it is beating too fast or...
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PTSD and the heart
- June 13, 2019
PTSD Awareness Month June is the month in which we recognise and raise awareness of a condition...
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Sitting ducks: How your desk job can affect your heart health
- May 29, 2019
Recent reports have shown that sitting, regardless of if you have an adequate fitness regime, significantly increases...
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The head and the heart: Mental health and heart disease
- May 14, 2019
With 1 in 5 people admitting to having suffered from or currently being treated for a mental...
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Targeted health checks can better prevent heart attacks and strokes
- May 08, 2019
Cardiovascular disease continues to be one of the major killers in the UK. Risk assessment and modification...
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How walking affects heart health
- May 01, 2019
Experts appear unanimous that even a small amount of walking – as little as 30 minutes a...
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Keep positive and protect yourself from a heart attack
- April 17, 2019
Our psychological well-being can affect our heart health. Research has shown the benefits of having a positive...
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Do fitness trackers improve my heart health?
- April 04, 2019
You might have spotted more people in your local gym or park wearing fitness trackers in recent...
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Keyhole vs open heart surgery: gamechanging trial on aortic stenosis
- March 21, 2019
Aortic stenosis is a condition in which the valve between the main pumping chamber of the heart...
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How sleep affects heart health
- March 14, 2019
How are you sleeping these days? Getting an adequate amount of sleep recharges your batteries for the...
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Can drinking tea reduce my risk of a heart attack?
- March 08, 2019
There is much said about the benefits of tea but what is the truth as far as...
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Can eating chocolate be good for my heart?
- February 19, 2019
The British Heart Foundation is running a ‘Dechox’ campaign in February to encourage us to give up...
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Can love lead to a healthy heart?
- February 12, 2019
Love is all you need. Does that apply to your heart health? Can being in love actually...
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Research Article: Guiding intervention to coronary arteries
- February 06, 2019
This study advances our understanding of how coronary artery disease, which is one of the major killers...
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World Cancer Day: Everything you should know about cancer and the heart
- February 01, 2019
World cancer day is on the 4th February. Despite the rapid advances in cancer detection and treatment,...
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How much exercise should I be doing to help my heart?
- January 24, 2019
The recommendations for adults are at least 150 minutes of heart-pumping physical activity per week. That’s at...
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The effects of alcohol on the heart
- January 16, 2019
It’s “Dry January” and many of us will be focused on our alcohol consumption. When we think...
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A high fibre diet is associated with a lower risk of heart disease
- January 11, 2019
Increasing your intake of fibre will reduce your chance of a heart attack according to a large...
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What does heart rate changes with exercise tell you about your risk of future heart disease?
- January 07, 2019
Taking steps to improve your overall fitness and exercise performance will help reduce your risk of heart...
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Women who smoke or have diabetes are ‘more at risk from heart attacks than men’
- November 20, 2018
A study has found that women who smoke or have diabetes are more at risk from heart...
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Insertion (TAVI)
- May 15, 2018
A minimally invasive operation adding years to life and life to those years!…
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‘Fit Notes’ for Running a Marathon?
- April 26, 2018
Should a ‘fit note’ be compulsory for marathon runners?
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Writing for One Heart Clinic
- April 09, 2018
Why am I, and my colleagues, writing articles for our site?
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