Dr Hugh Bethell, Consultant Cardiologist

Dr Hugh Bethell

Consultant Cardiologist

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Dr Hugh Bethell MB Bchir MA PhD FRCP

Consultant Cardiologist

MB Bchir MA PhD FRCP

Dr Hugh Bethell

Consultant Cardiologist MB Bchir MA PhD FRCP

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MB Bchir MA PhD FRCP
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Areas of expertise

  • Ischaemic heart disease
  • Coronary angiography
  • Arrhythmias
  • Cardiac devices (pacemakers and defibrillators)
  • Hypertension
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Recommendations for Dr Bethell

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Recommended by:

  • byDr Hemisha Amin, GP

    Thorough and very efficient with cardiology

  • byDr Anjum Zaidi, GP

    Recommended cardiologist

  • byDr Dan Ornadel, Consultant Respiratory Physician

    Superb cardiology opinion. Very thorough and excellent clinical acumen

  • byDr Hemisha Amin, GP

    Thorough and very efficient with cardiology

  • byDr Anjum Zaidi, GP

    Recommended cardiologist

  • byDr Dan Ornadel, Consultant Respiratory Physician

    Superb cardiology opinion. Very thorough and excellent clinical acumen

  • Address

    • The Clementine Churchill Hospital

      Sudbury Hill, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 3RX

    • Northwick Park Hospital

      Watford Road, Harrow, HA1 3UJ

    • Telephone consultation

      Available for patients

  • Northwick Park Hospital

    Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 3UJ

  • About Dr Hugh Bethell

    GMC number: 3253052

    Year qualified: 1987

    Place of primary qualification: University of Cambridge

    Dr Hugh Bethell has been practising as a consultant cardiologist at Northwick Park Hospital for the last 20 years. He is the Lead in cardiac pacemakers, heart failure and cardiology undergraduate teaching. He is also the primary investigator in cardiac research trials run at Northwick Park Hospital. His areas of interest include ischaemic heart disease, coronary angiography, arrhythmias, implantation of cardiac devices (pacemakers and defibrillators), hypertension and heart failure.

    After graduating from the University of Cambridge in 1987, Dr Bethell completed his training in cardiology at Papworth Hospital. His research in the mechanisms of arrhythmias in ischaemia led to him being awarded a PhD from the University of Cambridge in 1996. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP). He is an honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London and an honorary Consultant Cardiologist at the Royal Brompton Hospital.

    Areas of expertise

    • Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
    • Ambulatory electrocardiogram (ECG) test
    • Angina
    • Arrhythmias
    • ASD
    • Atrial fibrillation
    • Atrial flutter
    • Cardiac arrhythmia treatment
    • Cardiac defibrillators
    • Cardiac devices (pacemakers and defibrillators)
    • Cardiac resynchronisation
    • Cardiac stress test
    • Cardiovascular screening
    • Cardioversion
    • Chest pain (chest tightness)
    • Coronary and ischaemic heart disease
    • Coronary angiography
    • Dilated cardiomyopathy
    • Dizzy turns
    • Ectopics
    • Electrocardiogram (ECG)
    • External cardioversion
    • Faints
    • Heart and cholesterol screening
    • Heart attack (myocardial infarction)
    • Heart failure treatment
    • Heart murmur
    • High and low blood pressure
    • Hypertension
    • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HOCM)
    • Implantable loop recorder (ILR)
    • Insurance medicals
    • Irregular heart beat
    • Ischaemic heart disease
    • Non-invasive cardiology diagnostics
    • Palpitations
    • Patent foramen ovale
    • Paroxysmal AF
    • Secondary hypertension
    • Shortness of breath
    • Slow heart beat
    • Testing and diagnosis
    • Ventricular septal defect

    Professional memberships

    Royal College of Physicians
    General Medical Council

    Articles by Dr Hugh Bethell

    Rapid and noninvasive diagnosis of the presence and severity of coronary heart disease using 1H-NMR-based metabonomics

    High titres of serum antinuclear antibodies, mostly directed against nucleolar antigens, are associated with the presence of coronary atherosclerosis

    Release and activation of platelet latent TGF-beta in blood clots during dissolution with plasmin

    Circulating levels of MCP-1 and eotaxin are not associated with presence of atherosclerosis or previous myocardial infarction

    Angiotensin II stimulates sodium-dependent proton extrusion in perfused ferret heart

    Carbonic anhydrase and cardiac pH regulation

    The significance of CD105, TGFbeta and CD105/TGFbeta complexes in coronary artery disease

    Changes in ventricular repolarization during acidosis and low-flow ischemia

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