Plain-English guides to common heart conditions and investigations, medically reviewed by Dr Nabila Laskar, Consultant Cardiologist (GMC 7040901).
Causes, symptoms, and when to see a cardiologist for a racing or fluttering heartbeat. Read the full guide at /conditions/heart-palpitations.
A complete guide to the heart ultrasound scan — what it shows and what to expect. Read at /conditions/what-is-an-echocardiogram.
What your heart pumping percentage means, normal ranges, and when to worry. Read at /conditions/ejection-fraction-explained.
Symptoms, stroke risk, diagnosis, and treatment options for the most common arrhythmia. Read at /conditions/atrial-fibrillation.
What a heart murmur means, which murmurs are harmless, and when echocardiography is needed. Read at /conditions/heart-murmur.
When chest pain is your heart and when it isn't — red flags and assessment pathway. Read at /conditions/chest-pain.
Causes, long-term risks, and how hypertension is diagnosed and treated. Read at /conditions/high-blood-pressure.
What a Holter monitor detects, how long you wear it, and what your results mean. Read at /conditions/holter-monitor.
A leaking mitral valve — causes, symptoms, echocardiogram grading, and treatment options. Read at /conditions/mitral-valve-regurgitation.
Causes, cardiovascular risk, statins, PCSK9 inhibitors and Lp(a) testing. Read at /conditions/high-cholesterol.
When breathlessness is cardiac — heart failure, valve disease and how it's investigated. Read at /conditions/breathlessness.
HFrEF vs HFpEF, symptoms, causes and how heart failure is diagnosed and managed. Read at /conditions/heart-failure.
When fainting is cardiac, red flags, and how unexplained syncope is investigated. Read at /conditions/syncope-fainting.
Causes of a narrowed aortic valve, severity grading and treatment options including TAVI. Read at /conditions/aortic-stenosis.