Few sensations are as unsettling as feeling your heart suddenly pound or race for no clear reason. It can happen while you are resting or in the middle of an ordinary task, and the suddenness of it often causes understandable alarm…

A pacemaker is designed to support your heart and allow you to live a full and normal life, rather than to limit what you can do. Most people are back to their usual routine within a few weeks of having one fitted…

A sudden racing heart, a tight chest and a wave of fear can be symptomatic of either a panic attack or a heart rhythm problem called SVT, and the two are very easily mistaken for one another. The distinction is important, as the underlying cause is entirely different in each case…

Please consider booking an appointment with Dr William Eysenck if you have any symptoms which could be suggestive of a heart problem. These include important symptoms such as chest pain, breathlessness, palpitations, fainting, swollen ankles…

Receiving a cardiovascular diagnosis is a significant moment, and for most patients, the first step that follows is medication. A prescription is written, a care plan is put in place, and treatment begins. Yet the clinical picture is more layered than that single appointment suggests…