Statins are certainly one of the most widely used drugs in the history of medication and they have reshaped the treatment of cardiovascular disease, with an estimated one billion people around the world prescribed them daily. Statins are guideline recommended and do play a role in treating patients with heart disease. It is however important…
A study that has been carried out over a period of several years has shown that women who have high blood pressure in their 40s are significantly more likely to go on to develop heart problems than their peers. This might not sound like a surprising statistic – we all know that high blood pressure…
The world looked on in horror as Danish footballer Christian Eriksen collapsed during his Euro 2020 match against Finland. At 29 years of age and unquestionably fitter than the vast majority of his peers, Eriksen is not exactly a poster boy for heart problems. So, what could have caused the footballer to suffer a cardiac…
Did you know that coronary heart disease (CHD) kills more than twice as many UK women each year as breast cancer? Heart disease tends to be something we worry about happening to our husbands, fathers and brothers, but the reality is that it is just as deadly for women. Perhaps even more so because we’re…
I have just returned from the European Society of Cardiology meeting 2018 in Munich Germany and found it very useful. There are some very interesting studies and findings, which I hope to share with you in the next few months.