About HeartX — Our Team & Philosophy
A unified practice with shared systems and clinical protocols to make care efficient, consistent and patient‑centred.
Our team
- Dr Taahir Asmal — MBChB (UFS, 2013); FCP (SA) 2021; FC Cardiology 2024; Senior Lecturer, UFS Department of Cardiology.
- Dr Nico van der Merwe — Interventional cardiologist active in coronary, valvular and heart failure pathways.
Our philosophy
We provide meticulous, evidence‑based, patient‑centred care. Each assessment integrates physiology and imaging to reach a precise diagnosis, considered against individual preferences and clinical context.
Academic & collaborative practice
We maintain academic ties for teaching and peer review, and collaborate in multidisciplinary meetings for complex decisions (e.g., valve disease Heart Team and peri‑procedural planning).
Scope snapshot
- Consultations for chest pain, palpitations, syncope, hypertension, dyslipidaemia and complex cardiology.
- Diagnostic testing (ECG, echocardiography, stress ECG, ambulatory ECG).
- Coronary angiography and PCI where indicated, guided by physiology and imaging.
- Heart failure programmes with guideline‑directed therapy and longitudinal follow‑up.
- Valve disease assessment & TAVI evaluation (Heart Team framework).
- Arrhythmia care (AF, bradyarrhythmias, conduction disease, syncope).
- Preventative cardiology and risk optimisation.
- Inpatient consultations & ICU cardiology support.
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