London Medical Cardiology
High cholesterol treatment
London Medical’s Cardiology Clinic provides the most up-to-date investigative cardiac procedures for patients with heart problems – and some of the UK’s most renowned cardiologists hold clinics here for all aspects of heart disease.
London Medical provides expert analysis of your cholesterol levels
Heart and circulatory diseases are one of the UK’s biggest killers, causing a death every three minutes. Raised cholesterol levels can increase your risk of developing cardiovascular disease, but the specialists at London Medical can work with you to control your cholesterol, protect your heart and safeguard your future.
London Medical offers comprehensive cholesterol and lipid analysis. Traditional cholesterol tests can miss up to 50 percent of people with lipid levels that put them at risk of cardiovascular disease. London Medical offers detailed lipid profiling, so that disease can be identified at an early stage and treated effectively.
Being diagnosed with high cholesterol levels can be worrying. The expert cardiology consultants at London Medical will interpret your cholesterol levels, assess your personal cardiac risk and develop a customised treatment plan to keep your lipids low and your heart healthy.
What are the symptoms of high cholesterol?
Most people with high cholesterol levels have no symptoms at all until they develop cardiovascular disease. That’s why Heart UK recommends that every adult is tested, no matter what their age or how healthy they feel.
If you have Familial Hypercholesterolaemia, you may notice fatty lumps around your eyes or over your knuckles, knees or heels. People affected with this genetic condition can also develop a corneal arcus, which is a white ring around the iris in your eye.
What causes high cholesterol?
Anyone can have high cholesterol; however, your lifestyle, your family history and your health can all affect your chances of having raised levels. Factors that increase the risk include:
- A diet high in saturated fat
- An inactive lifestyle
- High levels of body fat, especially if it’s located around the waistline
- Smoking
- Being overweight or obese
- Increasing age
- Being of South Asian or Afro-Caribbean ethnicity
- Family history of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia
- Diabetes
- Liver or kidney disease
- Underactive thyroid gland
Although you cannot change your genetic heritage or your age, there are many ways of reducing your cholesterol and your chance of having a heart attack.
London Medical’s cardiac consultants are world-leaders in heart disease prevention. They will work to control any chronic conditions, support you in making lifestyle changes and target treatment to improve your cholesterol profile.
Comprehensive cholesterol and lipid testing at London Medical
London Medical provides cutting-edge cholesterol and lipid testing to help assess your personal risk for future cardiac disease. In addition to traditional cholesterol testing, London Medial analyses LDL particle numbers, one of the most powerful tools for predicting heart attack risk. LDL particle testing is exclusively available at London Medical.
High cholesterol treatment at London Medical
There are many ways of controlling cholesterol levels and protecting your heart. The cardiac physicians will consider your blood results, your health and your lifestyle before tailoring a treatment plan to your individual needs. This can include:
Lifestyle changes
Stopping smoking, maintaining a healthy BMI, exercising regularly and eating a balanced diet that’s low in saturated fat, can help reduce cholesterol and minimise cardiac risk. London Medical offers expert support from many different specialties, all under one roof. Whether you need a personalised weight management programme, nutritional advice or support with giving up smoking, London Medical can help.
Cholesterol medication
The specialist cardiologists at London Medical will prescribe the latest medication to protect your heart. This could be a statin, which acts to decrease the amount of cholesterol your body produces. However, the physicians will offer the best drugs for your individual needs, based on their extensive experience and the latest research evidence.
People whose cholesterol is high for genetic reasons (for example due to Familial Hypercholesterolaemia) may benefit from the ground-breaking new PCSK9 inhibitor drugs. London Medical were one of the first centres to use these innovative injectable medications which block the action of an enzyme in the liver to reduce LDL cholesterol levels.
Frequently Asked Questions
Our Consultants
Dr George Amin-Youssef
Consultant cardiologist who deals with adults and specialises in heart failure, including advanced heart failure, working in one of the largest heart failure units in the UK.
Professor Carlo Di Mario
Specialist in Interventional cardiology – the use of catheters and other devices to restore blood flow to the heart without major surgery.
Dr Claire Chalmers-Watson
Dr Chalmers-Watson is an experienced General Practitioner with over two decades of experience in primary care and a profound expertise in managing a broad spectrum of health conditions.
Professor Piers Daubeney
Professor Piers Daubeney is a consultant paediatrician at London Medical, specialising in paediatric cardiology.
Dr Shouvik Haldar
Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist at the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals with a specialist interest in the management of patients with abnormal heart rhythms.
Dr Riyaz Kaba
Consultant cardiologist and electrophysiologist, specialising in arrhythmias, ablations, and pacemakers.
Professor Thomas F. Lüscher
Consultant in cardiology, interested in interventional cardiology, rhythmology, echocardiography, heart failure, acute cardiac care, and sports cardiology.
Dr Khaled Mallek
An esteemed consultant interventional and general cardiologist, specialising in complex coronary interventions and chronic total occlusions.
Dr Nikolaos Papageorgiou
Dr Nikolaos Papageorgiou is a consultant cardiologist at London Medical, specialising in heart failure and electrophysiology.
Professor Kausik Ray
Consultant preventative cardiologist, specialising in diabetes, lipids, glucose, hypertension and cardiometabolic traits.
Our Cardiology specialties
We offer care across a broad range of cardiology specialties. We have some of the top specialists in every aspect of cardiac care. Our entire team is dedicated to working together to consider the results of your investigations, your health and your lifestyle before tailoring a treatment plan to your individual needs.
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a type of cardiovascular condition in which the vessels that supply blood to the heart become constricted by fatty deposits. The buildup of these fatty deposits is called atherosclerosis. CAD is commonly referred to as coronary heart disease, which is the most common form of heart disease
Symptoms
Conditions
Tests
Echocardiogram (inc. trans-thoracic and stress echo)
Cardiac MRI
Resting ECG
Treatments
Percutaneous coronary intervention
Heart failure is a long-term condition in which the heart is unable to pump blood throughout the body as it should. Your body depends on the heart to supply oxygen-rich and nutrient-rich blood to the body’s cells.
Symptoms
Breathlessness (when walking up hill/stairs/upon exercise)
Conditions
Heart failure
LV fibrosis
Tests
Echocardiogram (inc. trans-thoracic and stress echo)
Resting ECG
Treatments
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)
Cardiac Resyncronicization Therapy (CRT)
Your heart has four heart valves that control the flow of blood in one direction. If you have valvular heart disease, it means one or more of these valves are not working as they should. This can cause problems with your blood flow, putting extra strain on your heart to work harder.
Symptoms
Breathlessness (when walking up hill/stairs/upon exercise)
Conditions
Aortic/Heart valve disease/stenosis (inc. Mitral valve regurgitation)
Tests
Echocardiogram (inc. trans-thoracic and stress echo)
Resting ECG
Holter ECG
Exercise test
Treatments
TAVI
SAVR
Mitraclip
Valve replacement/reconstruction
Your heartbeat is controlled by electrical impulses. It’s normal for us to experience changes in our heartbeat at different times of the day depending on our activities. But if you have an arrhythmia, it means that the electrical activity that controls your heartbeat is affected.
Symptoms
Palpitations
Dizziness
Syncope
Conditions
Heart/AV Block
Tachycardia (inc. Ventricular Tachycardia (VT runs) and Superventricular tachycardia)
Bradycardia
Tests
Resting ECG
Holter ECG
Echocardiogram (inc. trans-thoracic and stress echo)
Treatments
Beta blockers
Cardioversion
Pacemaker
Anticoagulants
Cardiac ablation
ICD implantation
Blood pressure is the pressure of your blood pushing against your arteries. Your blood pressure naturally goes up and down throughout the day. Hypertension is the medical term for when your blood pressure numbers are consistently too high.
Symptoms
Unusual Hypertension
Renal artery stenosis
Endocrine hypertension
Ordinary hypertension
Tests
Echocardiogram (inc. trans-thoracic and stress echo)
24h Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
Treatments
Diet:
Low salt DASH diet
Drugs:
Calcium channel blockers
ACE-inhibitors
Beta blockers
Renal nerve ablation for severe resistant hypertension
Cholesterol is a fatty substance in our blood that is produced naturally in our liver. It is essential for your body’s normal functioning – it is used by our cells to make some hormones and vitamin D. Cholesterol can also be found in the foods we eat. Over time, if your blood cholesterol levels are too elevated, it can pose a serious risk to your health.
Symptoms
None
Conditions
Monogenic Familial hyperlipidaemia
Polygenic hyperlipidaemia
Dyslipidaemia (low HDL, high LDL, raised triglyceride)
Familial combined hyperlipidaemia
Rare lipid disorders
Tests
Advanced lipoproteins (NMR lipoproteins, oxidised LDL cholesterol, lipoprotein (a))
Coronary calcium score
Our Locations
London Medical is located in the Harley Street medical area. Together with top experts across a range of multi-disciplinary fields, we offer the finest facilities for your care, all under one roof.
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