Statins: What Patients Ask
A cardiologist answers common questions about statins, LDL cholesterol, side effects, safety, alternatives and when treatment is most useful.
Is the Mediterranean diet good for your heart? A practical cardiology view
A practical cardiology view of the Mediterranean diet, heart risk, cholesterol, blood pressure and how to make the pattern work in everyday UK life.
Are ultra-processed foods bad for your heart? What matters in practice
A practical cardiology view of ultra-processed foods, cardiovascular risk and how to reduce them without aiming for a perfect diet.
What does a private cardiologist do at a first appointment?
What to expect at a first private cardiology appointment, including history, examination, ECG, when tests help and when urgent care is needed.
Chest pain: when to see a cardiologist and when to call 999
How to think about chest pain, when to call 999, when planned cardiology review helps, and why a normal ECG does not always end the assessment.
Echo, cardiac CT or cardiac MRI: which heart scan do you need?
A practical comparison of echocardiogram, cardiac CT and cardiac MRI, with guidance on which heart scan answers which clinical question.
Cardiac MRI: when it helps and what to expect
What cardiac MRI shows, when it is useful, how the scan works and why the result needs to be interpreted in clinical context.
Heart valve disease: why timing matters
Why the timing of heart valve treatment matters, how symptoms and echo findings fit together, and when specialist valve assessment is needed.