11 April 2024
Why It Matters: A genetic disorder that can lead to early heart disease, even in 10-year-olds
High cholesterol levels increase the risk of heart disease, which can be managed with exercise and healthy dietary choices.
But, for people with familial hypercholesterolemia, a condition which affects 1 in every 200 people, managing the condition is not so straightforward.
What is familial hypercholesterolemia, and how can you detect and manage the condition early?
Dr Michael MacDonald, Senior Consultant Cardiologist from the Harley Street Heart Centre weighs in.

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7 June 2022
Health Suites: Is exercise alone enough for daily calorie burn?
On Health Suites, when we want to lose weight, most of us go to the gym or go out for a run to try and burn off some calories, especially if we had a big meal. Melissa Hyak speaks to Dr Michael MacDonald, Senior Consultant Cardiologist from Harley Street Heart & Vascular Centre to find out if exercise alone is enough for daily calorie burn.

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21 February 2022
Health Suites: Dangers of misusing a weight loss drug
On Health Suites, Claressa Monteiro spoke to Dr Michael MacDonald, Senior Consultant Cardiologist with Harley Street Heart and Vascular Centre, Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, Orchard, on the dangers of the misuse of a pharmaceutical graded drug for weight loss.

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23 March 2021
Health Suites: Chocolate is good for heart health. True or false?
On Heath Suites, Claressa Monteiro speaks to Dr Michael MacDonald, Senior Consultant Cardiologist with Harley Street Heart and Vascular Centre, Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, Orchard, because we wanted to settle the question of whether chocolate really does affect the blood vessels supplying the heart (the coronary arteries) or not. And if it does, is it beneficial or harmful?

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8 March 2021
Health Suites: Hypertension often misdiagnosed in middle-aged women
In Health Suites, Claressa Monteiro speaks to Dr Michael MacDonald, Senior Consultant Cardiologist, Harley Street Heart and Vascular Centre, Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, Orchard, on hypertension often being misdiagnosed in middle-aged women. Find out why.

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25 January 2021
Health Suites : Can people with heart disease exercise safely?
In Health Suites, Claressa Monteiro spoke to Dr Michael MacDonald, Senior Consultant Cardiologist, The Harley Street Heart & Vascular Centre, Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, to learn more about exercising with heart disease, and what kinds of exercises are best for different forms of heart disease.

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2 November 2020
Health Suites: How diet affects our cardiovascular health?
On Health Suites, Claressa Monteiro speaks to Dr Michael MacDonald, The Harley Street Heart & Vascular Centre about the dangers of poor diet and what you can do to prevent yourself and your loved ones from a premature death from cardiovascular disease.

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15 July 2020
Health Suites: When skinny fat is no laughing matter
On Health Suites, Claressa Monteiro spoke to Dr Michael Macdonald, Senior Consultant Cardiologist with Harley Street Heart and Vascular Centre, Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, Orchard as he shares what is the metabolically obese normal-weight (MONW) phenotype and the health complications it brings.

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