Heart clinic

If you have been diagnosed or have a suspected heart condition and live in Coventry, Nuneaton, Rugby or Warwickshire, The Meriden Hospital can give you rapid access to a private heart specialist.

At The Meriden Hospital, we have a number of private consultant cardiologists and cardiac surgeons who are able to diagnose and provide a range of treatments.

Symptoms of heart conditions may include:

• Chest pain
• Breathlessness
• Palpitations
• Dizzy spells and blackouts
• Tiredness or lethargy

Private Heart Surgery at The Meriden in Coventry

In addition to general consultations we also offer bespoke screening for a range of patients including pilots and athletes.

List of procedures offered at The Meriden include:

• 24-hour and 72 hour electrocardiogram
• Seven day ECG monitoring
• Stress electrocardiogram (stress ECG)
• 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitor
• Echocardiogram
• Stress echocardiogram
• Tilt table testing
• Implantable loop recorder interrogation
• Vascular scanning
• CT coronary angiography
• CT calcium scoring
• Preventative cardiology
• Invasive procedures

Most of our cardiologists can perform invasive private cardiology procedures at our cardiac catherisation lab based at The Meriden Hospital in Coventry.

The procedures are:

• Coronary angiography
• Angioplasty
• Ablation of atrial arrhythmia
• Adult cardiac catheterisation
• External cardioversion
• Electrophysiology
• Radio frequency ablation
• Pacemaker implantation
• Pacemaker interrogation
• Implantable defibrillator
• Trans-oesophageal echocardiogram (TOE)

Making an appointment

Our consultants have clinics throughout the week. Once your heart condition has been diagnosed, you will be referred to an appropriate consultant with a special interest and experience in that area.

Payment Options

Accessing private healthcare is easy, whether you choose to pay directly or use private medical insurance.

If you are paying for yourself, we can usually offer an upfront cost which you can then choose to pay in full or access one of our easy payment options.

If you have insurance, we can arrange direct settlement with your insurance provider, although you should check in advance to see if your treatment is covered. For more information, visit our private medical insurance page.