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Half of us will get a heart or circulatory condition in our lifetime. Right now, there are around 7.6 million people living with heart and circulatory diseases in the UK, around 4 million are male.  Heart and circulatory diseases cause around a quarter of all deaths in the UK; that's more than 160,000 deaths each year, or 460 each day – that’s 32 during this podcast.

Dr Ed Davies is a Consultant Cardiologist at University Hospitals Plymouth. He completed his training in London and the Southwest. After completing his doctorate in the field of atrial fibrillation, he went on to become the clinical lead of the devices and heart failure services in Plymouth.

He is a safe and effective operator, comfortable with the implant of all device types (over 300 per year, including pacemakers, ICDs, cardiac resynchronisation therapy, loop recorders). He holds full European Heart Rhythm Society accreditation.

Keen to drive innovation, he regularly contributes to national and international studies on a wide range of subjects.
He regularly sees patients with all aspects of cardiological conditions including palpitations, chest pain, shortness of breath and dizziness / blackouts in both the NHS and private setting.

Special interests
Atrial Fibrillation, Pacemakers, Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy, ICDs, Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Blackouts, Syncope.

Expect to hear the everyday perspective on how the heart functions, the different types of heart disease, how to recognise early warning signs, what interventions are available, why healthy people drop dead and much more...

Extra Stuff:
GMC reference no:  6049725
Publication: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD003331.pub5/pdf/full
Statistics: https://www.bhf.org.uk/-/media/files/for-professionals/research/heart-statistics/bhf-cvd-statistics-uk-factsheet.pdf?rev=b88610e2495b4564821ab365bd8e1b2e&hash=294E7519486335830B73739235600CE7
Reliable Heart Info: https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport

00:00 Intro
02:35 Role of a Consultant Cardiologist
09:16 Junior Doctor Training
13:47 Heart Disease & Statistics
26:46 Stents and Interventions
34:35 Health Failure & Hypertension
46:08 TRT and PEDs Tangent
52:56 Heart Attack & Cardiac Arrest Explained
59:36 Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Risk
01:07:20 Sudden Cardiac Death
01:12:59 Open Heart / Bypass Surgery
01:18:37 Pacemakers
01:25:35 Cardiac Rehab Cochrane Review
01:30:24 Danny Gets Triggered Over Health Policy
01:35:35 Dr Davies’ Final Advice

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