Atrial fibrillation is a heart rhythm abnormality that affects over two million people in the UK and raises the risk of serious health complications, yet often goes undiagnosed.
Arrhythmia care
Our teams of EP specialists offer complete care for every type of abnormal heartbeat or arrhythmia. Your symptoms will include:
About cardiac electrophysiology
Cardiac electrophysiology looks specifically at the rhythm of your heart, and so an electrophysiologist is an expert in the heart’s electrical system that controls your heart’s rhythm. If there’s something wrong with the electrical sequence, your heart might beat with an irregular pattern, or go too fast or too slow.
You might feel heart palpitations, you might feel dizzy and tired, or you might not have any symptoms at all. Whatever the case, our specialists can explain whether it is something you can manage with medicines, or whether you would benefit from treatment like an ablation, a procedure to correct irregular heart rhythms.
Some of the heart rhythm conditions we treat
Atrial fibrillation
Atrial flutter
Atrial flutter is an abnormal heart rhythm that increases the risks of a stroke and can weaken the heart muscle.
Atrial tachycardia
Atrial tachycardia is a form of supraventricular tachycardiac (SVT), an abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) that causes a sudden, rapid heart beat.
Bradycardia
Cardiac arrhythmia
Arrhythmia is any disturbance of the normal electrical activity of your heart, causing an irregular or abnormally fast or slow heartbeat. They’re common and often highly treatable or manageable.
Ectopic beat
CARDIAC ECTOPY
‘Ectopic’ means out of place and refers to an irregular heart beat that is usually harmless
Private cardioversion treatment
Cardioversion is a procedure used to restore a regular heart rhythm. If you have an arrhythmia, we offer rapid access to specialists and the most suitable treatment options.
Heart block
Premature atrial and ventricular contractions
Sick sinus syndrome
Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)
Ventricular fibrillation (VF)
V-FIB
This condition can be life-threatening and requires immediate attention to restore your heart to its normal rhythm
Ventricular tachycardia (VT)
VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA
Ventricular tachycardia is an arrhythmia which causes your heart to pump abnormally fast and inefficiently
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
A heart condition which can cause a rapid heart rate. WPW syndrome is a congenital heart condition which causes the heart to suddenly beat abnormally fast.
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Treatment options
Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT)
Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) is a treatment for heart failure.
Private cardiac catheter ablation
A cardiac ablation is a minimally invasive procedure used to treat arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats). You may be referred for this treatment if abnormal heart rhythms are interfering with your quality of life.
ICD implantation and management
Lead extraction
Leadless pacemaker implant and management
Pacemakers and defibrillators
REGULATING YOUR HEARTBEAT WITH A PACEMAKER OR DEFIBRILLATOR
Implantation of an electrical device to manage the speed of the your heartbeat
Pacemaker and defibrillator management
Private radiofrequency (RF) ablation procedure
Radiofrequency ablation, or RF ablation, is a nonsurgical procedure. HCA UK's experts provide radiofrequency ablation to treat conditions affecting the body's neurological and cardiac systems.
Locations
London Bridge Hospital
The Portland Hospital
The Harley Street Clinic
Get the best cardiac care with HCA UK
We provide exceptional specialist care in all areas of cardiology and cardiac surgery across our network of outpatient centres and hospitals. As the UK's No.1 provider of private cardiac care, our multidisciplinary teams have cared for thousands of patients, just like you.
If heart symptoms are affecting your quality of life, we’re here to help. Our heart team is available to book an appointment with a cardiac specialist.