Ankle Swelling: Causes, Assessment, and When It Matters
Ankle swelling has many causes, from long days on your feet to heart failure to medication side effects. Here is how to tell them apart and when it matters.
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Swollen Legs and the Heart: What the Swelling Is Telling You
Leg swelling beyond the ankles, into the calves and thighs, is a more significant finding than ankle oedema alone. Here is what causes leg swelling, how to tell the difference, and when to seek help.
Recovering After a Coronary Angiogram: What to Expect
Most people are home within hours of a coronary angiogram, but knowing what to expect from the TR band, the results conversation, and the days after makes a real difference.
Berry Power Protein Booster: A Cardiologist’s Breakfast
The breakfast question patients ask most often is what will actually keep them full until lunch. This 10-minute smoothie answers it with viscous fibre, protein, and berries, and explains why the milk you pour in matters more than it looks.
The Hair Loss Question
Hair clinics and GPs increasingly send people to check with their heart doctor before starting treatment. There is a good reason for that, and it runs in both directions.
Beta-Blockers: Uses, Side Effects, and Precautions
Beta-blockers calm the heart by blocking adrenaline, and they treat far more than blood pressure. Here is what yours is doing, the side effects worth knowing about including vivid dreams, and why you must never stop one suddenly.
Cardiac Amyloidosis: The Stiff Heart Condition That’s Now Treatable
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.
Demystifying Heart Failure: HFrEF, HFpEF and HFimpEF Explained
Being told you have heart failure with reduced or preserved ejection fraction can be confusing. Here is what ejection fraction means and why the distinction matters for treatment.
CoQ10 and Your Heart: What the Evidence Actually Shows
CoQ10 is a widely used supplement, especially among people on statins, but the evidence is more mixed than the marketing suggests. Here is what it can and can’t do, who might benefit, and the interactions that matter if you are on a blood thinner.