We are currently offering the majority of our patients telephone consultations to reduce contact and limit the spread of the disease. In certain situations and where there is an urgent need, we are able to review patients in face-to-face consultations and perform a variety of investigations. Please contact us by … Read More
At the age of 45 years, Mark needed a pacemaker to prevent him from collapsing. The pacemaker implanted by Howard Marshall has saved his life and Mark now enjoys an active lifestyle and is back to normal. Mark feels that the support he received from the British Heart Foundation helped … Read More
As part of our on-going collaboration with the American Heart Institute in Cyprus, I travelled to Nicosia to assist the team with two cases. Both patients had refractory ventricular tachycardia as a result of a cardiomyopathy. We needed to perform ablation both on the inside and on the outside surfaces … Read More
The consultants from the Birmingham Heart Rhythm Group are glad to announce that they are offering consultation sessions at the BMI Droitwich Spa in Worcestershire. This means that we can offer our services more locally to the community in Worcestershire. Please contact us if you want to arrange an appointment … Read More
We have added a Frequently Asked Questions section to our website. We hope that this will be useful. It can be viewed here.
A Patient’s Day is being held on Sunday the 2nd October as part of Heart Rhythm Congress 2011. There is an informative programme including discussions on atrial fibrillation and syncope. This is an excellent opportunity for leading experts and patients to meet and talk about current topics in heart rhythm … Read More
Epicardial ablation of ventricular tachycardia is a relatively new technique for ablating abnormal heart rhythms that originate close to or on the surface of the heart (epicardium). In most cases VT originates from abnormal heart tissue that lies on the inner surface or in the middle of the heart muscle … Read More
We have successfully undertaken our first cryoablation treatments for patients in Birmingham. This will give our patients more choice in their treatments for certain rhythm problems. Cryoablation uses freezing technology rather than the heat produced by radiofrequency ablation to modify the tissue causing the abnormal rhythm within the heart. In … Read More
A local meeting organised by our group was hailed a success by attendees. The meeting covered topics such as new strategies in the management of atrial fibrillation, device therapy, mechanical assist devices for the heart, MRI imaging of the heart and inherited conditions leading to sudden death. The educational day … Read More