Symptoms
All of the following are common symptoms and concerns that are often due to nothing serious but can occasionally be due to serious underlying disorders of the heart that may need urgent treatment:
Breathlessness: Can be disorders of heart valves, the heart pumping function (heart failure), electric rhythm disturbances of the heart (abnormal heart rhythm) and narrowing of the arteries that supply the heart.
Chest pain: This can be due to angina, which is caused by narrowings of the arteries that supply the heart, which may need urgent assessment and treatment. It can also be a symptom of a heart attack.
Family history: Are you worried that there is a serious history of heart problems in your family and that you may need to be screened?
High blood pressure: This is a very common problem that up to 25% of the population have. It is a silent killer because often patients can have no symptoms due to high blood pressure and left untreated it carries a significantly increased risk of heart attack, heart failure, stroke, eye problems and kidney failure. In a majority of cases it can be safely be controlled with tablets. However, in a small minority of cases high blood pressure is impossible to control with tablets and in these patients there is now hope in the form of a specialised procedure called Renal Denervation, which we offer.
Palpitations: This is a very common problem that can often occur in people with normal hearts. However, there are serious disorders of the heart such as atrial fibrillation that require investigation and treatment.
Why worry unnecessarily? You can come and have a professional opinion and tests in pleasant surroundings at our private practice. This will reassure you that either nothing serious is wrong with your heart or if their is an opinion it can be dealt with in a timely manner to prevent further problems, ensuring your heart is in the best possible shape for the future.
The British Heart Foundation website is an excellent source of information about all things related to your heart including: prevention, symptoms, tests, treatments and recovery.
Breathlessness: Can be disorders of heart valves, the heart pumping function (heart failure), electric rhythm disturbances of the heart (abnormal heart rhythm) and narrowing of the arteries that supply the heart.
Chest pain: This can be due to angina, which is caused by narrowings of the arteries that supply the heart, which may need urgent assessment and treatment. It can also be a symptom of a heart attack.
Family history: Are you worried that there is a serious history of heart problems in your family and that you may need to be screened?
High blood pressure: This is a very common problem that up to 25% of the population have. It is a silent killer because often patients can have no symptoms due to high blood pressure and left untreated it carries a significantly increased risk of heart attack, heart failure, stroke, eye problems and kidney failure. In a majority of cases it can be safely be controlled with tablets. However, in a small minority of cases high blood pressure is impossible to control with tablets and in these patients there is now hope in the form of a specialised procedure called Renal Denervation, which we offer.
Palpitations: This is a very common problem that can often occur in people with normal hearts. However, there are serious disorders of the heart such as atrial fibrillation that require investigation and treatment.
Why worry unnecessarily? You can come and have a professional opinion and tests in pleasant surroundings at our private practice. This will reassure you that either nothing serious is wrong with your heart or if their is an opinion it can be dealt with in a timely manner to prevent further problems, ensuring your heart is in the best possible shape for the future.
The British Heart Foundation website is an excellent source of information about all things related to your heart including: prevention, symptoms, tests, treatments and recovery.