What I Treat
The symptoms and conditions Dr Dawkins sees in clinic, with patient-friendly information on each: what it is, how it’s diagnosed, and what the treatment options look like.
Heart valve disease
Disease of any of the four heart valves: narrowing (stenosis) or leaking (regurgitation).
Mitral Regurgitation
Leakage of the mitral valve: symptoms, investigations, and treatment with Pascal or MitraClip TEER.
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Narrowing of the mitral valve: rheumatic and calcific causes, valvuloplasty and surgery.
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Leakage of the tricuspid valve: TEER, EVOQUE and TricValve options.
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Narrowing of the aortic valve: diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment options including TAVI.
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Leakage of the aortic valve: surgical and transcatheter options, including dedicated AR devices.
Learn moreHoles in the heart
Connections between the heart’s chambers, present from birth, sometimes detected only later in life.
Symptoms
What patients are most often referred with. These may have a cardiac cause, or may not.
Chest Pain
Common causes of chest pain, when it might be cardiac, and how it is investigated.
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Cardiac and non-cardiac causes of breathlessness and how they are assessed.
Learn morePalpitations
What palpitations mean, when to be concerned, and the investigations available.
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