Echocardiography: Imperial College London postgraduate students practicing ultra sound techniques at Hammersmith Hospital.

Cardiac imaging tests provide a picture of the heart, blood vessels, and surrounding tissue to help diagnose and monitor conditions that affect the heart. Our cardiac imaging service is one of the most advanced in the country, offering the full spectrum of cardiac imaging options including advanced echocardiography, cardiac CT, cardiac MRI and nuclear-cardiac imaging.

We facilitate tests such as ECG (electrocardiogram), Holter monitoring, exercise tolerance tests including cardio-pulmonary exercise testing, and blood pressure monitoring.

We offer assessment of a full spectrum of heart disorders:

  • coronary artery disease, including assessment for inducible ischaemia and myocardial viability
  • valvular heart disease
  • heart rhythm disorders
  • heart muscle disorders
  • inherited heart conditions
  • congenital heart disease

Meet the team

Consultants

Dr Michael Bellamy
Dr Graham Cole
Dr Kevin Fox
Professor Darrel Francis
Dr G Sunthar Kanaganayagam

Professor Jamil Mayet
Professor Petros Nihoyannopoulos
Dr Punam Pabari
Dr Bushra Rana
Dr Nilesh Sutaria

Patient information

We offer a variety of advanced cardiac imaging options as well as routine cardiac investigations to facilitate diagnosis and monitoring.

Our cardiac imaging service offers the full spectrum of cardiac imaging options to our patients. We offer advanced echocardiography, cardiac CT, cardiac MRI and nuclear cardiac imaging, in addition to routine tests such as ECG, Holter monitoring, exercise tolerance tests including cardio-pulmonary exercise testing, and blood pressure monitoring.

See our leaflets to learn more about procedures we offer. 

Patient information leaflets

British Heart Foundation shows what to expect from some common investigations.

Echocardiogram

Exercise ECG (stress test)

Cardiac MRI

Electrocardiogram (ECG)

 

Refer to this service

GPs

Please use NHS e-Referrals to refer a patient to our cardiac imaging service. 

Additional information

Research

Research and innovation sits at the heart of everything we do. The cardiac imaging department has many consultants who are leaders in their field. Cardiac imaging features heavily in the investigative approach to nearly all patients we see. There are a number of on-going clinical research trials that you may be involved in if you consent, this would be discussed in more detail if appropriate.

Further online resources

Education and training

We offer elective placements in cardiac imaging. Please contact the lead consultant for more details.