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
A tiny pacemaker was implanted in a patient from the West Midlands at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. The Medtronic Micra was implanted by consultant cardiologists Howard Marshall and Francisco Leyva in a ground-breaking operation lasting less than one hour. The revolutionary device is the first in a new generation … 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
New – Procedure Information Sheets for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Ectopic Heartbeats, Ventricular or Supra Ventricular Tachycardia. These procedure information sheets for patients feature 7 of the procedures The Birmingham Heart Rhythm Group uses to treat the main heart rhythm problems that present. Click here to see the sheets. … 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
Just a letter of thanks to all have supported me on the Coast to Coast walk. From a personal point of view it was very rewarding – the walk itself was great and the backing of so many friends, family and colleagues was a great motivator. More importantly, with your … 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.
Howard Marshall, who is one of our heart rhythm consultants, is planning to raise money and awareness for the British Heart Foundation. He is goingto walk the Wainwright Coast to Coast route over thirteen days in mid June. All proceeds raised will go toward the BHF Mending Broken Hearts Appeal.
We have recently upgraded our 3D mapping equipment to the new CARTO 3 system. This new imaging technology allows us to “see” into the beating heart during some of our ablation procedures. 3D mapping reduces the amount of X-rays that are needed for our procedures and makes the procedure safer … Read More