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September 21, 2023

Atrial Fibrillation: Are We Taking This Deadly Heart Problem Seriously Enough?

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September 12, 2023

Understanding Aortic Valve Stenosis and Your Treatment Options

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June 27, 2023

Keyhole Coronary Bypass Surgery

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May 17, 2023

What Is Keyhole Heart Surgery?

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July 21, 2022

The TOP 5 foods for Your Heart

How healthy is your heart? Heart disease is one of the leading causes of UK deaths, so it’s imperative to ...

May 11, 2022

My Personal Encounter With A Heart Attack

In March 2022, I celebrated my 54th birthday and my overall feeling was one of gratefulness that I was still ...

January 30, 2022

What Is The Difference Between Ministernotomy And Minithoracotomy Aortic Valve Replacement?

One of the commonest questions we are asked by patients in clinic is “what is the difference between a keyhole ...

November 7, 2021

Palpitations May Indicate Silent Mitral Valve Regurgitation: A Patient’s Story of Keyhole Mitral Valve Surgery and Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

A Patient Story Mrs P enjoyed her life to the full until she developed debilitating heart rhythm disturbances which interfered ...

October 12, 2021

Keyhole Mitral Valve Repair: The Human Still Outperforms The Robot

Mitral Valve Repair Surgery In a recent article published in The BMJ, a team of researchers at The University of ...

September 22, 2021

Undergoing Heart Surgery With The Keyhole Heart Clinic Team

Heart Surgery Introduction Facing the need for heart surgery can be a very daunting experience. Apart from feeling less than ...

July 30, 2021

Recovering From Keyhole CABG For Multiple Blockages – A Patient’s Story

For Roy Dell, everyday life was enjoying time in his garden, playing golf, and even “flying as a glider pilot ...

June 22, 2021

How Healthy Is Your Heart?

Keeping your heart in good shape is vital for a long, active life. Engaging in regular physical activity, such as ...

June 7, 2021

What Is Aortic Stenosis? Causes, Treatments & Surgery Methods

Here at The Keyhole Heart Clinic in Essex, we can treat a variety of heart concerns, but one of the ...

May 6, 2021

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts & Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting Explained

Blockages in the blood vessels of the heart (coronary) arteries can create chest pain (angina), breathlessness, or even heart attacks, ...

May 3, 2021

Should You Have Surgery Or TAVI If You Have Aortic Valve Stenosis?

Background One of the commonest questions that patients ask our doctors in clinic is whether surgical replacement of their diseased ...

April 15, 2021

What Is Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy & How Is It Treated?

Did you know that some heart conditions will not display any noticeable symptoms, even if an individual was born with ...

April 15, 2021

Coronary Artery Disease: Causes, Treatments And Prevention Methods

The term “heart disease” can cover a lot of ground and refer to a variety of issues with the circulatory ...

March 1, 2021

Keyhole Heart Surgery in Essex

Keyhole Heart Surgery Services If you have been diagnosed with a heart condition that requires surgery, you may not know ...

November 7, 2020

You Should Still Undergo Heart Surgery During The COVID19 Second Wave

The COVID19 Challenges The COVID19 pandemic has created significant challenges for everyone across the world. During the first wave, access ...

July 21, 2020

The Minimally Invasive Approach to the Dilated Aortic Root

To many, having to undergo heart surgery will conjure images of an intrusive approach involving splitting the breastbone. However, whilst ...

July 9, 2020

Our Advice Video Series For Patients with Heart Disease During COVID-19

Now is an uncertain time for many, with some of us having no choice but to self-isolate in our own ...

June 30, 2020

Why Surgery is the Best Way to Treat Aortic Stenosis

As we get older, the body begins to show signs of the inescapable ageing process that reflects the lifestyles and ...

April 30, 2020

HEART DISEASE SYMPTOMS BLOG

EXPERIENCING ANY OF THE EARLY SYMPTOMS OF HEART DISEASE? HERE’S WHEN TO SEE A SPECIALIST Experiencing heart disease symptoms can ...

April 16, 2020

Advice For Patients With Heart Disease During The COVID-19 Pandemic

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEOS If You Want To Stay Well During The COVID-19 Pandemic And You Have Heart Disease ...

March 30, 2020

COVID-19 Update: Do Not Stop Your Heart Pills Without Medical Advice

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there is speculation that drugs such as ACE inhibitors (e.g. Enalapril, Ramipril, Perindopril) and Angiotensin Receptor ...

March 1, 2020

Essential Tips To Help You Prepare For Heart Surgery

Introduction Being told that you need heart surgery can be a very daunting experience and preparing yourself can be overwhelming ...

February 8, 2020

MitraClip Treatment For Leaky Mitral Valve Disease: Are You A Candidate?

Severe mitral valve leakage is a serious condition which reduces both the quality and length life. Unfortunately, too many patients ...

February 6, 2020

Top Four Symptoms And Signs Of Heart Disease

As we enter February 2020, the team at The Keyhole Heart Clinic want to make sure that you are ...

October 20, 2019

Can Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease Be Dangerous?

What is Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease? The aortic valve is situated at the beginning of a large artery called the ...

August 25, 2019

Inderpaul Birdi

Biography Mr Inderpaul Birdi is an experienced cardiac surgeon who lives and works in the United Kingdom. His specialist area ...

August 15, 2019

Reducing Stroke Risk In Atrial Fibrillation – The Left Atrial Appendage

Editorial Credits to Mr Steven Hunter and Mr Inder Birdi The left atrial appendage (LAA) is a small out-pouching of ...

June 4, 2019

Why Atrial Fibrillation Treatment Is Vital

What is Atrial Fibrillation? Atrial Fibrillation causes irregular pulse or irregular heart beat resulting in the feeling of palpitations (jumping ...

May 27, 2019

Keyhole CABG – (Coronary Artery Bypass)

The team at our Essex Heart Clinic receive several enquires regarding keyhole CABG surgery for coronary artery blockages rather than ...

March 25, 2019

Aortic Valve Stenosis – Is TAVI The “One Size Fits All” Treatment Option?

Aortic Stenosis – What Is It? Aortic valve stenosis is a condition in which the aortic valve becomes calcified and ...

March 10, 2019

Keyhole Mitral Valve Surgery Is Safe, Effective & Results In Swifter Recovery

I was interested to read a recent article which reviewed data from three randomised trials comparing the outcomes of keyhole ...

March 10, 2019

Aneurysm In My Chest Was A Time Bomb Waiting To Explode – A Patient’s Story

Wed 18 July 2018 On the 1st of January 2018, Christopher Webbley, a 46 year-old assistant retail manager from Cardiff, ...

March 10, 2019

Keyhole Heart Surgery May Protect The Heart Better Than Full Sternotomy

Sun 29 July 2018 In a recent small randomised trial published in the BMJ, 40 patients with severe aortic stenosis were randomised ...

March 10, 2019

AI ENABLED HEART SURGERY, REALLY?

Sat 06 October 2018 From autonomous cars to clinical diagnosis, artificial intelligence (AI) is already carving an unstoppable path into ...

February 8, 2019

Modern Treatment for Aortic Valve Stenosis Video

Aortic valve stenosis can treated without breaking the breastbone in nearly every case using minimally invasive (keyhole) heart surgery. Surgery ...