Journal

Transradial Intervention Course in South Africa

May 5, 2016

A two-day course run by Dr Ramrakha is for interventionalists who would like to start or expand their transradial interventional practice. The course combines high-impact didactic presentations, taped live cases,…

Continue Reading

Deaths from coronary heart disease plummet

March 1, 2014

Reducing the nation’s blood pressure and cholesterol levels helped prevent over 20,000 people from dying prematurely from coronary heart disease according to a new study. Between 2000 and 2007 deaths…

Continue Reading

High cholesterol levels in your 30s could have long-term impact on heart health

March 1, 2014

Having high cholesterol in your 30s and 40s could have a long-term impact on your heart health, according to a study. Research, published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation,…

Continue Reading

Take 10 minutes to change your life this Heart Month

March 1, 2014

February is Heart Month and this year the British Heart Foundation are urging people to take at least 10 minutes a day to help improve their own heart health as…

Continue Reading

Investigation of Unexplained Blackouts

March 1, 2014

Unexplained blackouts are still a clinical problem because symptoms are intermittent and unexpected. Ambulatory ECG monitors do not always provide the answer.  Longer-term monitoring can be carried out using the…

Continue Reading

February is National Heart Month

February 1, 2014

National Heart Month raises awareness of the UK’s biggest killer – cardiovascular disease. The British Heart Foundation web site contains further details of national and local events, including the Wear…

Continue Reading

BMI Healthcare’s Big Health Pledge

January 1, 2014

Many people make New Year’s Resolutions, a common one being to make lifestyle changes and improve their health. This can be difficult to do alone and campaigns such as BMI…

Continue Reading

Filming with Dr Ramrakha

November 30, 2013

Dr Ramrakha is working with Inject Media Ltd to produce an exciting new web site and a series of videos about the Chiltern Hills Heart Clinic and the cardiac investigation…

Continue Reading

2013 BMA Medical Book Awards

September 30, 2013

The Oxford Handbook of Cardiology, 2nd Edition, has been Highly Commended in the Cardiology section in the BMA Medical Book of the Year Award 2013. Dr Punit Ramrakha, Jonathan Hill…

Continue Reading

CQC Inspection Report

August 22, 2013

The Clinic is regulated by the Care Quality Commision. A routine inspection on the 8th March 2013 showed our service was meeting all CQC national standards.  Click on the following…

Continue Reading