Medical articles from Professor Amanda Varnava

Heart palpitations are a common experience, often described as a sensation of fluttering, pounding, or skipping beats in the chest. While they can feel alarming, most palpitations are harmless and not...

In the second article of a two-part series leading consultant cardiologist Dr Amanda Varnava suggests strategies to improve your heart health and provides guidance for different life stages, with atte...

If you believe you're too young to worry about your heart's well-being, you may think again. In England, premature deaths from heart diseases are at a decade-high, warns the British Heart Foundation. ...

Collapsing is surprisingly common – at least 1 in 2 people will suffer a collapse at some point in life. We asked leading consultant cardiologist Dr Amanda Varnava what causes someone to collapse and ...

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is an inherited heart muscle problem. Relatively rare, it affects up to 1 in 10,000 of the population. Generally ARVC affects the right ventricle...

Inherited heart conditions are passed on through families and can prove life-threatening if not detected and treated. Dr Amanda Varnava, a leading cardiologist, explains how common they are and what s...