Why Is My Blood Pressure High?
Common reasons blood pressure rises, including age, salt, weight, stress, medicines, and underlying health conditions.
Patient Education
Heart Health
Patient-friendly resources on blood pressure, cholesterol, chest pain, angina, heart attack warning signs, stroke warning signs, palpitations, and prevention.
Emergency reminder
Seek emergency medical help immediately for severe chest pain, chest pressure spreading to the arm, jaw, neck, back, or upper abdomen, severe breathlessness, fainting, sudden weakness of the face or arm, speech difficulty, or sudden severe headache.
Blood pressure
My Blood Pressure Is High: What Now?
Home blood pressure checks, white coat readings, tests, medicines, lifestyle steps, and when blood pressure needs urgent help.
Cholesterol and medicines
Cholesterol: What Do My Results Mean?
HDL, LDL, non-HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, ApoB, and common cholesterol target values explained simply.
Lowering Cholesterol Naturally: A Lifestyle Guide
Diet, fibre, healthy fats, movement, weight, alcohol, smoking, and realistic expectations for cholesterol improvement.
Statins: Benefits, Side Effects, and Common Questions
Why statins are prescribed, how they protect the heart and brain, possible side effects, grapefruit, pregnancy, and stopping safely.
Statins and Beyond: Your Options for Lowering Cholesterol
Statins, ezetimibe, bempedoic acid, inclisiran, and PCSK9 inhibitor injections compared in simple language.
Chest pain, angina, and heart attack
Understanding Angina: Warning Signs From the Heart
Stable angina, unstable angina, variant angina, GTN spray, and when chest pain becomes an emergency.
Diagnosing Angina: What Tests Will My Doctor Do?
Clinic checks, ECG, blood tests, CT coronary angiogram, echocardiogram, angiogram, and treatment planning.
Chest Pain: When Is It Urgent?
Red flags, angina versus heart attack, possible non-heart causes, and when to call an ambulance.
Heart Attack Warning Signs: What to Look For and When to Act
Classic symptoms, less typical signs, aspirin advice, emergency action steps, and why speed matters.
Stroke warning signs and palpitations
Stroke vs Mini-Stroke: Warning Signs and When to Act
Stroke, mini-stroke or TIA, the FAST test, other sudden symptoms, and what to do while waiting for help.
Palpitations: Common Causes and When to Worry
Racing, fluttering, pounding, skipped beats, common triggers, possible tests, and urgent warning signs.
Lifestyle and prevention
Lifestyle Changes for Heart Health
Food, salt, movement, smoking, alcohol, stress, sleep, and simple steps to protect the heart.