Heart Health
Palpitations but a normal ECG: what the test may have missed
Your ECG was normal, but the palpitations keep coming back. Find out what that result can tell you and when a longer recording may help.
Dr Mark Cassar ยท Consultant cardiologist
Heart Health Blog
Practical heart health articles from Dr Mark Cassar on symptoms, scans, cholesterol, blood pressure, diet and cardiology appointments.
Heart Health
Aortic stenosis: what is it, what are the symptoms, and how is it treated?
Aortic stenosis narrows the heart's aortic valve. Learn about symptoms, echocardiography, monitoring and treatment with SAVR or TAVI.
Heart Health
Heart attack or heartburn? When chest pain needs urgent help
Heart attack and heartburn can feel alike, including burning chest pain. Learn why suspected heart attack always needs 999, not self-diagnosis.
Heart Health
Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Rate: When Is It Too Fast or Too Slow?
Atrial fibrillation can produce a fast, slow or variable pulse. Learn why the number alone is not enough and when symptoms need urgent assessment.
Heart Health
Can I exercise with a leaking heart valve?
Can you exercise with a leaking heart valve? Valve type, severity, symptoms and echocardiogram findings all affect what is safe.
Heart Health
Lp(a), ApoB and the extra cholesterol tests that matter
What Lp(a), ApoB and advanced cholesterol tests show, who may benefit from them, and when standard cholesterol testing is usually enough.
Heart Health
Amiodarone: side effects, monitoring and when to seek help
Taking amiodarone for an abnormal heart rhythm? Learn which side effects matter, what monitoring is needed and when to seek medical advice.
Heart Health
Ejection fraction: what your heart scan result actually means
What is a normal ejection fraction? What 35%, 40%, 50% and 55% broadly mean, whether a low result is dangerous, and why two scans can differ.
Heart Health
Statins: What Patients Ask
Most statin questions come down to three worries. A cardiologist on which side effects are real, which are misattributed, and who genuinely needs one.
Heart Health
Is the Mediterranean diet good for your heart? A practical cardiology view
Most UK versions of the Mediterranean diet miss what actually protects the heart. A cardiologist on the parts that matter and the swaps that don't.
