Dr Edward Duncan

I specialise in the treatment of abnormal heart rhythms (AF, SVT, Flutter and VT). I investigate for cardiac causes of blackouts (syncope). I provide a full range of treatments for patients with heart rhythm problems, including catheter ablation, pacemakers, defibrillators and cardiac resynchronisation therapy. I have a particular interest in the catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (using pulsed field ablation technology) and sports cardiology.

I qualified from Downing College, Cambridge University in 1998 and have specialised in Cardiology since 2002. I was awarded a PhD from Kings College London in 2007. I completed a Masters degree in Sports Cardiology at St George’s, University of London, in 2018. I trained at two leading international centres (St Bartholomew's Hospital, London and L'Hopital Haut Leveque, Bordeaux, France). I became a Consultant in 2011. My NHS practice is at the Bristol Heart Institute which is the regional specialist cardiac unit.

I manage inherited cardiac conditions (cardiomyopathy, long QT syndrome, Brugada syndrome) in a speciality NHS clinic. I care for survivors of cardiac arrest and screen family members for inherited causes. I was awarded a scholarship by the charity CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) to complete my Sports Cardiology Masters degree. I am a keen distance runner and through this have developed my interest in Sports Cardiology. I am trained in pre-participation screening of athletes and management of arrhythmia in athletes. I am particularly interested in arrhythmia in veteran athletes.

I see general cardiology referrals with shortness of breath and chest pain. I do not see patients regarding POTs.