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Posted in Heart Disease on Aug 31st, 2010
London Cardiology Expert shows a 26% reduction in hospitalisation and death from heart failure. Procoralan® (ivabradine), a drug costing less than £10 a week has been proven to improve survival of patients with heart failure according to new research presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) meeting. The new research (SHIfT sudy*) showed that [...]
Posted in Heart Disease on Jul 1st, 2010
Data presented at the 78th European Atherosclerosis Society congress demonstrate that intake of sugar-sweetened beverages can result in increased risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, as well as obesity . Avijit Lahiri
Posted in Healthcare, Heart Disease on Jun 18th, 2010
According to a survey by LighterLife of the average £65 weekly spend at the supermarket, shoppers are shelling out £17.22 on ‘naughty’ foods. Avijit Lahiri Cardiologist
Posted in Heart Disease on May 27th, 2010
When cardiac stents became available there was a lot of excitement as they were viewed as the ideal way to repair the heart blood vessels and lend a new lease of life to patients following a heart attack.
Posted in Heart Disease on May 6th, 2010
“Brinkles are ticking heart health timebomb” according to a recent headline.
Posted in Heart Disease, Uncategorized on Apr 29th, 2010
Patients concerned about the affects of eating too much salty curry and / or with a curry worry about subsequent pain should see the article by Professor Avijit Lahiri – Chest Pain – Cardiac or not?
Posted in Heart Disease on Apr 26th, 2010
See ‘Chest Pain – Cardiac or not’ by Professor Lahiri for plain English guidance on latest recommended cardiac assessment.
Posted in Heart Disease on Mar 30th, 2010
there is only one centre in the UK providing the current recognised state-of-the-art scan, Dual-Source CT Definition and this is the CIRC at The Wellington Hospital under the leadership of Professor Lahiri.
Posted in Heart Disease on Mar 29th, 2010
Hundreds of cases of serious heart disease are being missed every year by the NHS, which is putting thousands more through needless tests which waste around £40 million a year, a leading expert has warned.
The current tests used to identify people at risk of a major heart attack, because their blood vessels are dangerously narrowed, are inadequate, costly and even risky, Prof Avijit Lahiri,
Posted in Heart Disease on Feb 11th, 2010
Despite tremendous improvements in our understanding of the underlying process of cardiovascular disease (CVD) if you have a heart attack there is still a 30% chance you won’t survive. Professor Avijit Lahiri says
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