Matthew Luckie is a Consultant Cardiologist offering new and follow-up consultations, imaging services as well as the One-Stop Cardiology Clinicat both The Alexandra Hospital and Circle Cheshire Clinic where he is also Clinical Chair. His NHS practice is based at the Lancashire Cardiac Centre - Blackpool Victoria Hospital which provides tertiary cardiology and cardiac surgery services for patients across Lancashire and South Cumbria.

Dr Luckie offers new patient consultation appointments (30mins) and follow up appointments (15 mins). He also offers the One-Stop Cardiology Clinic which includes a combined consultation, ECG, fully accredited transthoracic echocardiogram,and discussion of results, all with Dr Luckie in a single 60-minute appointment. Following appointments, plans can be made for any additionalinvestigations, ongoing follow-up, or referral to other specialists as required. A letter summarising the outcome of your visit will be sent to you and your GP after all consultations.

One-Stop Cardiology Clinic appointments are not currently bookable online - please contact Dr Luckie’s secretary or The Alexandra Hospital, Cheadle or Circle Cheshire Clinic, Northwich to arrange an a One-Stop appointment. Please note that a GP or other consultant referral is not required for any consultations unless required by your insurance company.

Dr Luckie offers range of cardiac imaging procedures and interpretation of the results such as echocardiography (echo),stress echo (using bike, treadmill, and medication), transoesophageal echo (TOE), bubble contrast echo, exercise ECG,tilt tests, ECG and blood pressure monitors. These can be arranged as clinically appropriate followingan initial consultation with Dr Luckie or on referral.

He sees a wide range of patients with cardiac disease in his practice specialising in echocardiography, heart valve and structural heart disease as well as an interest in autonomic dysfunction and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). He is accredited by The British Society of Echocardiography in transthoracic, transoesophageal and stress echocardiography and led the Manchester Royal Infirmary echocardiography department to achieve departmental accreditation in 2019.

He graduated from University of Manchester Medical School in 1998 and gained entry to the NorthWest Deanery Cardiology training programme in 2002. He completed cardiology training around the North West region, including an echocardiography fellowship and period of post-graduate research in echocardiography and the use of pacemakers in heart failure at Manchester Royal Infirmary, leading to the award of an MD degree.

Dr Luckie was appointed as a Consultant Cardiologist at Lancashire Cardiac Centre, Blackpool in 2013, moving to Manchester Royal Infirmary in 2015, before returning to Blackpool in 2024. He is currently the training programme director (TPD) for the cardiology training programme in the North West which involves overseeing and supporting doctors training in cardiology across the region.

He supervises a high-volume stress echocardiography service, as well as a specialist heart valve clinic for assessment monitoring of patients with heart valve problems to ensure timely referral for surgical or other intervention. He works closely with other colleagues able to offer surgical intervention for heart valve disease, as well as catheter-based (keyhole) options for treatment where appropriate.

Clinical Interests

• Echocardiography – including 3D and contrast echocardiography, stress echocardiography and transoesophageal echocardiography
• Assessment of heart murmurs and heart valve disease - including assessment and referral for heart valve surgery or other intervention when necessary
• Investigation of chest pain and cardiac causes of breathlessness - including possible heart failure
• Assessment of possible cardiac causes of TIA and stroke - including patent foramen ovale (PFO)

• • Society of Echocardiography

  • British Heart Valve Society

  • British Society of Cardiac Imaging