Cardiology

Our world-class cardiology service at Hammersmith Hospital is a tertiary referral cardiac centre led by academic specialists who are leaders in their field. We use cutting-edge clinical innovations to treat and prevent heart conditions and offer a full range of investigations, treatments and management for cardiac conditions.

Hammersmith Hospital has one of London’s seven heart attack centres and provides specialist 24-hour emergency care and treatment for patients suspected of having a heart attack or acute heart rhythm disorder in the west London area.

We provide cardiac assessment and treatment for a broad range of patients, including specialist clinics for patients with end-stage kidney disease, as well as offer a national pulmonary hypertension service. Although our cardiology service is primarily based at Hammersmith Hospital, we also offer our services at St Mary’s and Charing Cross hospitals. 

Conditions and treatment

Our cardiology service treats the following conditions:

• ischaemic heart disease
• arrhythmia and electrophysiology
• cardiac pacemaker and implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
• pulmonary hypertension
• valvular heart disease
• structural heart disease
• cardio-renal disease
• heart failure
• hypertension
• lipid disorders
• syncope
• Inherited cardiac conditions

As a leading university hospital research centre in cardiovascular disease, we work closely with Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre and the National Heart and Lung Institute, using research and education to improve patient outcomes.

The International Centre for Circulatory Health (ICCH) at St Mary’s Hospital translates cutting-edge cardiovascular discoveries to patient care, so we can offer the latest new treatments to our patients as early as possible. We are at the forefront of cardiac interventions including percutaneous heart valve treatments, innovations in electrophysiology, new forms of cardiac imaging and the investigation of syncope. 

Further online resources

• NHS.UK – coronary heart disease
• NHS.UK – causes of high blood pressure
• British Cardiovascular Society
• British Heart Foundation

Imperial College Healthcare Private Care

We also offer private care services at Imperial College Healthcare.

All funds generated by our private care services are reinvested back into the Trust, supporting the development of both NHS and private care for the benefit of all our patients.

Find more information about private cardiac services on our private care website.