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Why do patients with AFib feel breathless?
Episode 7
In atrial fibrillation, the atrial tissue quivers at approximately 600 cycles per minute, which means that it has no useful pumping function. The lef…
1 year, 7 months ago
Glucose: A Matter of Life and Death
Episode 6
There is increasing evidence that high blood and tissue glucose levels may be an important risk factor for many non communicable diseases.
CGM monito…
1 year, 7 months ago
Why is Atrial Fibrillation a risk factor for heart attacks and stroke?
Episode 5
By 75 yrs of age 8.3 % of men and 5.7% of women are in AFib
Many people are not aware they have it
AFib is the cause of 20% of all stroke and upto ha…
1 year, 7 months ago
Your blood pressure: how low is low enough?
Episode 4
Emerging evidence suggests that lower blood pressure targets may offer substantial benefits for cardiovascular health, particularly in those at highe…
1 year, 7 months ago
Could salt be causing your raised blood pressure?
Episode 3
As only 10% of patients with high blood pressure are 'salt sensitive' (meaning that the blood pressure fails to fall in 90% of hypertensives, when sa…
1 year, 7 months ago
Measuring your own blood pressure: time for the N-of-1 trial?
Episode 2
In today's world, where the pursuit of a healthy as well as a long life is everyone's goal, the importance of managing your own blood pressure has be…
1 year, 7 months ago
Your LDL cholesterol and heart plaque
Episode 1
In the first podcast in the series, the discussion revolves around cholesterol and the fact that while your blood LDL cholesterol determines the deve…
1 year, 7 months ago