Understanding Your Heart Health
Dr. Jan Niclas Strickling
DHA-licensed: Consultant Cardiology · Consultant Internal Medicine · Specialist Interventional CardiologyGerman board certification in Internal Medicine and Cardiology
General, evidence-based explanations of cholesterol, cardiovascular prevention, coronary artery disease, cardiac devices and heart failure, written by a Dubai-based physician to help readers prepare informed questions for their own doctor.
Patient Education
Heart Conditions and Procedures Explained
Coronary Angiography & PCI
What coronary angiography and PCI involve, how FFR and intracoronary imaging are used, and why medication alone is often an alternative.
Read the guideComplex Coronary Disease
An overview of calcified, bifurcation and left-main coronary disease and the treatment options discussed in current guidelines.
Read the guidePacemakers & Cardiac Devices
How pacemakers, ICDs, CRT and conduction system pacing work, when they may be considered, and what follow-up involves.
Read the guideHeart Failure
Symptoms, diagnosis, ejection fraction and the main groups of guideline-directed medical and device therapy.
Read the guideEducational Resource
Understanding High Cholesterol
A free PDF explaining LDL cholesterol and lipoprotein(a), how lifestyle can influence cholesterol levels, and the treatment options described in current guidelines. It is general information to discuss with your own doctor.
Conference Presentations
Selected talks on cardiovascular risk and on digital tools in medicine.
Medecon World Congress 2026
Talk on cardiovascular risk management
Business Breakfast: Artificial Intelligence
Talk on artificial intelligence in healthcare, Dubai
About the Author
Qualifications
Dubai Health Authority (DHA) licence titles
- Consultant Cardiology
- Consultant Internal Medicine
- Specialist Interventional Cardiology
German board certification (Facharzt)
- Internal Medicine (2018)
- Cardiology (2021)
German Cardiac Society (DGK) additional qualifications
- Interventional Cardiology
- Active Heart Rhythm Implants
- Heart Failure
Professional memberships
- German Society of Cardiology (DGK)
- European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
- European Heart Failure Association (Silver)
- Interventional Cardiology Club (ICC) Dubai
General information, not personal advice
These pages explain conditions and procedures in general terms. Whether a test, medicine or procedure is appropriate, and its alternatives and risks, can only be decided after an individual assessment by your own treating doctor. If you have chest pain, severe breathlessness or collapse, call emergency services immediately.
Read the full medical disclaimer