Understanding Your Heart Health
Dr. Jan Niclas Strickling
German Board-Certified Cardiologist in Dubai
DHA-licensed: Consultant Cardiology · Consultant Internal Medicine · Specialist Interventional CardiologyGerman board certification in Internal Medicine and Cardiology
Dr. Jan Niclas Strickling is a German board-certified cardiologist based in Dubai. His clinical areas of focus include coronary artery disease, interventional cardiology, heart failure, cardiac device therapy and cardiovascular prevention. This website provides evidence-based patient education to support informed discussions with a treating physician.
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, HFrEF and HFpEF, and the 2026 ESC treatment categories FMT, AMT and GDIT.
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. See also media coverage and scientific activities.
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