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Drug eluting stents are the best for the heart
Drug eluting stents (DES) have become the mainstay of treatment with coronary angioplasty, and the new generation seem safer than the previous versions, with less change...
Read Morewhat’s new with anti-platelet drugs?
Ever since since the modern era of treatment of heart attacks, we have use aspirin, blood thinning with heparins, and have hit the platelets, the...
Read MoreHDL “good” Cholesterol is hard to alter
Total Cholesterol (TC), LDL-Cholesterol (Bad cholesterol), and HDL-Cholesterol (good cholesterol, are measures of lipid levesl in the blood. Which level should you focus on? If...
Read MoreDabigatran perhaps not as safe as expected
As with many things, something new comes along and looks great. It gets approval from the great and good, and then problems appear. It was...
Read MoreDaily Express: Statins for all over-60s would slash risk of heart disease and stoke
Dr Malik comments on a recently featured study which suggests nearly everyone over the age of 60 should be given Statins to slash the risk of...
Read MoreShould you know your surgeons performance data?
performance data for Dr Iqbal Malik 2012-2013 The medical director of the NHS, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh feels all surgeons should publish thier...
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