Cardiology articles in plain language: no unnecessary jargon, with advice you can start using today.
Lipoprotein(a) is an inherited cholesterol particle that barely changes with diet or exercise and is raised in one in five people. What risk it adds, who should have it measured and what can be done when the value comes back high.
Read articleA healthy heart is not a metronome: what HRV measures, how it declines with age and differs between women and men, and why your own pattern matters more than any reference number.
Read articleIt rarely hurts, which is why it gets neglected. I explain what poorly controlled blood pressure does to the body — and why, caught in time, almost all that harm is avoidable.
Read articleMost murmurs are innocent, but the ear alone cannot tell them apart. I explain what can lie behind a murmur and how an echocardiogram settles it in a single visit.
Read articleThe most common arrhythmia: why it raises stroke risk and what we can do to control it and prevent complications.
Read articleSustained stress and unmanaged emotions take a toll on the heart too. What the evidence says — and what you can do about it, day by day.
Read articleCardiovascular disease shows up differently in women, and is often diagnosed late. These are the symptoms we should never normalise.
Read articleMost are harmless, but some deserve a Holter study. Here's how to tell them apart — and which warning signs matter.
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