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An initial consultation with Dr Arif Ahsan is from £250.
Dr Arif Ahsan
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist
BA (Hons), MBBS, MA (Oxon), FRCP, MD
Specialises in
- Chest pain and angina
- Breathlessness and heart failure
- All palpitations including atrial fibrillation
- Fainting and blackouts
- Dr Ahsan's initial consultation is 50 minutes long
Also available for:
Virtual consultations:
I am a consultant cardiologist and have practiced for more than 30 years at Nottingham University Hospitals. I thus have a wealth of experience in all aspects of heart disease including very rare conditions.
I understand that any heart symptoms can be very worrying and sadly everything is very rushed in the NHS, in particular communicating information. I therefore offer a long first patient appointment of 50 minutes to allow plenty of time for you to voice any concerns and to ask important questions about your symptoms. I encourage you to bring a partner, relative or friend to help listen and understand.
I am happy to see patients with a variety of symptoms and conditions including chest pain, breathlessness, palpitations, fainting, blackouts, heart murmurs, raised cholesterol, abnormal ECGs and blood pressure. I can also provide a heart check up. A GP referral is not necessary although can be helpful. I will not have access to any NHS information so please bring any letters, summaries, results including any ECGs and an up to date prescription list.
Over my career I have performed many thousands each of stents, pacemakers, defibrillators and ablations with a very high success rate and low complication rate. I performed some of these first procedures in Nottingham and at the Nottingham Spire hospital. All my results have been audited by the Central Cardiac Audit Database and have confirmed this. Since 2024 I have stopped doing invasive procedures because of my seniority but still give advice and guidance to younger colleagues. I am happy to refer to one of my colleagues if an operation is required.
I am a caring doctor and a good listener which is reflected in excellent feedback from patients and colleagues. I practice up to date and evidence based cardiology and continue to attend education meetings on new treatments and research. I regularly provide and contribute my experience and opinion of patient management at weekly multi disciplinary meetings at Trent Cardiac Centre. I have been principal investigator for large numbers of heart studies and have published widely on many aspects of heart disease including stents, pacemakers, ablation and anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation.
General Medical Council Number: 2731919
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Arif Ahsan at Spire include:
Cardiology
- Blood pressure test
- Blood tests for heart disease risk (cardiac testing)
- Cardiac CT scan (heart CT)
- Cardiac MRI scan
- Cardiomemo recording
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol level test
- CT scan
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrocardiogram monitoring or event recorder
- Exercise electrocardiogram
- Stress electrocardiogram
- Zio XT Patch - heart rhythm monitor
Other treatments
- Blackouts
- Breathlessness
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathies and valve disease
- Chest pain and ischaemic heart disease
- Heart failure
- Hypertension
- Palpitations
- Syncope
- Raised blood pressure
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Interventional cardiology
Special clinical Interests: Chest pain and Ischaemic heart disease; breathlessness; heart failure; cardiomyopathies and valve disease; palpitations; blackouts; syncope; cardiac arrhythmias and pacemakers
Qualification and professional memberships
B.A. (Hons) Physiological Sciences / Oxford University / 1978
BA (hons)
MBBS / University of London / 1981
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
MA / Oxford University / 1982
Master of Arts
MRCP / UK / 1984
Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of London
MD / University of London / 1991
Doctor of Medicine
FRCP / UK / 1998
Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of London
Professional memberships
Fellow of The Royal College of Physicians
Clinical Teacher Nottingham University
Nottingham Medico Chirurgical Society
Professional leadership
Clinical lead for electrophysiology Trent Cardiac Centre
National Service Framework Lead for Coronary Heart disease Nottingham University Hospitals
Research and publications
Articles
Mechanism and significance of shock wave and gas production during catheter ablation
January 1988
Catheter ablation without fulguration: Design and performance of a new system
September 1989
Impedance changes during catheter ablation and their relationship to electrical arcing and clinical efficacy
January 1989
Transvenous ablation of atrioventricular conduction with a low energy power source.
November 1989
The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: current position and future direction
January 1991
Low energy catheter ablation of right ventricular outflow tract tachycardia
April 1991
Coronary stents
March 1992
Intervention in CHD and mortality from coronary angiography Practical Diabetes International
March 1992
Indications for pacing
January 1992
1:1 atrioventricular conduction in atrial flutter with digoxin and flecainide
April 1993
Nicorandil-a clinical review
January 1995
Incidence screening for primary prevention ICDs based on UK guidelines following STEMI
November 2012
Platelet Inhibition With Ticagrelor 60 mg Versus 90 mg Twice Daily in the PEGASUS-TIMI 54 Tria
March 2016
Current NHS posts
Trent Cardiac Centre Nottingham University Hospitals
Personal profile
I am a keen gardener and enjoy dinghy sailing at Nottingham County Sailing Club.
I enjoy travel and family time with 2 young grandchildren.
Contact information
| Telephone | For appointment at Spire Nottingham Hospital 0115 937 7735 |
| Private secretary | Susan Corner |
| Private secretary telephone | 0115 937 7689 |
| Private secretary email | susan.corner@spirehealthcare.com |