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Dr Malik’s Patient Videos Episode 2: Radial Angiogram
An NHS patient at Dr Malik’s hospital, Hammersmith Hospital, talking about how straightforward a radial angiogram is: Watch the video here!
Read MoreDr Malik’s Patient Videos Episode 1: Coronary Artery Stenting (PCI or PTCA)
Dr Malik talks through coronary artery stenting (PCI or PTCA) with a patient at Hammersmith Hospital. Patients can be very anxious about the procedure. Watch...
Read MoreMitraClip: yes or no?
Dr Malik says: Two trials have come up with absolutely opposite results. Why? The positive trial , COAPT, had more severe mitral regurgitation and less...
Read MoreDr Malik: Is mountain climbing dangerous?
Dr Malik says: Forget the risk of falls, snow and ice. Oxygen levels are lower at altitude – no good if you have heart or...
Read MoreDr Malik: Watch out of narrowing in your leg arteries [PAD]
Dr Malik says: Claudication (pain in your calves when walking) can be a sign of hardening of the blood vessels. Get checked out and address...
Read MoreDr Malik: What to do about High Blood Pressure
Dr Malik says: Talk to the doctor, get your lifestyle sorted out, actually swallow the pills prescribed to you (they don’t work if not swallowed),...
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