Left ventricular hypertrophy, or LVH, is commonly seen on ECG reports and often means less than it sounds. The tracing measures electrical signals, not muscle thickness. Here is what the finding describes and what usually settles it.
Muscle aches on a statin are real, and dismissing them is the fastest way to lose a patient. The more useful conversation starts one step earlier, with whether the statin was clearly needed at all.
SCAD is a heart attack caused by a tear in the artery wall, not cholesterol. It mostly affects healthy women in their 40s and 50s, and the recovery outlook for most people is genuinely positive.
A stress echocardiogram combines an ultrasound of the heart with an exercise challenge, revealing how the heart performs under pressure, not just at rest.
Most air fryers get used for chips, which is close to the least interesting thing they do. Five ways to make yours work harder for your heart, from roasted vegetables to fish in under 10 minutes.
Being told you need a pacemaker can feel like a significant moment. In practice it is one of the most established procedures in cardiology, and for a heart beating too slowly the difference it makes is usually large and quick.
Cardiac amyloidosis is caused by misfolded proteins stiffening the heart muscle, and it is now treatable. Here is what patients need to know about this increasingly recognised and now treatable condition.
Most cardiac emergencies build gradually. An aortic dissection does not. It arrives at full force in people who felt perfectly well moments earlier, and recognising the pain is what gets you to hospital in time.
A simple, non-invasive CT scan that detects calcified plaque in the arteries years before symptoms appear. If you or someone you know has been referred for a calcium score, this guide explains exactly what it measures, what your result means, and what to do next.
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