Member's Blog

I write a weekly blog for members, on a wide range of topics around health and the heart. Non-members can explore the topics below to see what I write on a week by week basis. If you'd like to join, click here to find out more.

 

Stress and the heart part 2 – takotsubo cardiomyopathy (broken heart syndrome)

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Stress and the heart part 1

Whenever I go on holiday I always seem to find myself frantically trying to tidy up loose ends beforehand. I doubt I’m alone in thinking there never seems to be enough time to get things done before a break, does that sound like you? At some point though you jut have to stop: the work […]

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DNA & introduction to longevity genes

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Weight loss wonder drugs – GLP1 agonists

I have had quite a few patients ask me recently if I would support them being prescribed semaglutide. You may not be familiar with the name, but you may well have heard of it as a weight loss wonder drug. The reason I thought I would write about it today is that the FDA (US […]

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An unusual cause of a heart attack in a young man

I’ve been on call this week and it’s been rather busy, particularly this weekend, and particularly with patients presenting to hospital with chest pain. Such patients usually have a blood test called a ‘troponin’, which is a blood enzyme which gets elevated in the context of any heart damage or inflammation. As such, we use […]

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Sleep part 2 – members’ questions

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How long should we sleep?

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Medications that can spike blood sugar

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Heart rate variability

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Cardiac amyloid – more common than was thought

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A sad week

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Habit Forming

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CT scanning and the heart

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Research round-up 2023

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Bournemouth Luton

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It’s cold outside

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Atrial fibrillation

I hope you’ve had a good week. It’s certainly a busy time of year for many people, myself included. In addition to Christmas, December brings both my children’s birthdays so added complexity! It’s enough to bring on palpitations! I think this is week 3 now on the subject of palpitations, and whilst they are very […]

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Ectopic heart beats

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Research blog from the British Society for Heart Failure 2023

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How the heart conducts electricity

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Heart rhythm testing

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Palpitations – questions to consider

What a rainy and miserable day today! Other than a dog walk it’s not been great to get outside, so instead, I’ve made our Christmas gravy. Sounds mad? Maybe, but delicious. For about 15 years now I’ve always made the same Jamie Oliver Christmas gravy recipe in advance and freeze it, with roasted chicken wings, […]

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Blood pressure

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Royal Bournemouth Hospital trials heart failure patient tech

Original article found here. Revolutionary technology which should reduce the need for patients with heart failure to be readmitted to hospital is being trialled by Bournemouth medics. The cardiology team at Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH) is one of the first in the UK to trial the equipment. Heart failure means the heart is unable to […]

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