Clinical insights
Reviewed articles on symptoms, conditions, tests and procedures.
Research
From scientific questions
to clinical progress.
Dr Martins holds a PhD alongside his clinical training. Research shapes how evidence is read in the consulting room: what a study can support, what it cannot, and where genuine uncertainty remains.
Why research matters in a consultation
Most cardiology decisions rest on evidence gathered from large groups of people. Applying that evidence to one person is a matter of judgement: how closely you resemble the people who were studied, how large the expected benefit is for you, and how much the possible harms matter given your circumstances.
A research background makes those distinctions easier to explain. It also makes it easier to say when the evidence is thin, when guidelines disagree, and when a reasonable person could choose either option.
How research and practice connect
Coronary and structural heart disease is an area where practice has changed substantially within a single career. Procedures that were once open operations are now performed through a catheter for selected patients, and the evidence for who benefits continues to develop. Keeping close to that evidence is part of offering an honest account of the options.
Professional profiles
While the publications index is in preparation, the following public records can be checked directly:
Nothing here is a treatment recommendation
Research pages describe evidence, not individual advice. Whether a finding applies to you depends on your own assessment.
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Written for patients, not for journals.
The clinical insights section explains symptoms, conditions and procedures in everyday language, with the sources shown.