Dr Adam Hartley
Consultant Cardiologist
Heart Health
Sub-specialties: Interventional Cardiology, Coronary Artery Disease, Valvular heart disease including transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), Complex Coronary Intervention, Chest Pain, angina, Breathlessness, Cardiac Imaging, Heart Failure, Palpitations, Arrhythmias, High cholesterol, High blood pressure, Heart disease risk reduction.
Overview
Dr Adam Hartley MBBS PhD BSc(Hons) DIC PGCert FRCP FESC is a Consultant Cardiologist at Onewelbeck and Clinical Governance Lead for Cardiology at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, with his specialist interests in Coronary (stent implantation) and Structural (TAVI) Intervention alongside General Cardiology. He holds the role of Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer in Cardiovascular Sciences at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London.
About Dr Adam Hartley
Dr Adam Hartley MBBS PhD BSc(Hons) DIC PGCert FRCP FESC is a Consultant Cardiologist and the Clinical Governance Lead for Cardiology at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, with his specialist interests in Coronary (stent implantation) and Structural (TAVI) Intervention alongside General Cardiology. He holds the role of Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer in Cardiovascular Sciences at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London.
He was awarded all distinctions throughout his six years of undergraduate training at Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Medical School in 2013. Furthermore, he achieved 1st class honours and the 'Best Intercalating Student in Pharmacology Award' for his Intercalated BSc in Pharmacology. He was also granted a prestigious scholarship from the British Heart Foundation.
He undertook his postgraduate general medical training in Northwest London, which included training in Cardiology, Heart and Lung Transplantation, as well as Respiratory medicine. He was ranked number one for Cardiology in London when applying to higher training as a Specialist Registrar in Cardiology. He was therefore appointed as a National Institute for Health Research Academic Clinical Fellow in Cardiology at Imperial College London and completed his Cardiology training at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
Dr Hartley completed a PhD in Cardiovascular Sciences in the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College London. His field of research focused on the prediction, detection and treatment of high-risk atherosclerotic plaques which lead to heart attacks. He was one of very few granted a prestigious fellowship by the Wellcome Trust to fund his PhD research. Amongst other accolades, he was awarded a Basic Science Grant from the European Society of Cardiology and was a finalist for both the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society Young Investigator Award and Royal Society of Medicine Cardiology President’s Prize.
He is both a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology. Dr Hartley achieved a merit for his Post Graduate Certificate in Medical Education, awarded by Cardiff University, and is a lecturer on the Cardiovascular BSc programme at Imperial College London. He is an educational supervisor to Cardiology resident doctors at Imperial and is an examiner for both MSc programmes and medical programme within Imperial College London.
Dr Hartley will be happy to see you for symptoms including, but not limited to, chest pain, angina, shortness of breath, palpitations, dizziness, arrhythmias, and heart failure; as well as providing up-to-date advice on heart health, heart attack prevention and lifestyle modification. He will enable you to access advanced investigations and explore comprehensive and cutting-edge treatment strategies.
Areas of Expertise
Dr Adam Hartley commonly treats:
- Chest pain
- Angina
- Heart attacks
- Palpitations
- Heart failure
- Hypertension
- Heart Valve Disease
- Arrhythmias
- Valvular Heart Disease including Aortic Stenosis and Aortic Regurgitation
- High Cholesterol
- Myocarditis
- Pericarditis
He performs a range of tests and treatments including:
- Coronary angiography
- Coronary angioplasty (PCI)
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Invasive Pressure Wire assessments
- Optical Coherence Tomography
- Echocardiography
- 24-hour tape monitoring
- 24-hour blood pressure monitoring
- Cardioversion (DCCV)
- Exercise Tolerance Testing
- Cardiovascular risk assessment
Additional Information
Dr Adam Hartley's active memberships:
- Royal College of Physicians
- British Cardiovascular Society
- European Society of Cardiology
- British Cardiovascular Intervention Society
- British Society of Echocardiography
Dr Adam Hartley currently holds clinical posts at:
- Welbeck Heart Health
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (Hammersmith and St Mary's Hospitals)
- Imperial College Private Healthcare
His professional awards include:
- Cardiovascular Research
- British Cardiovascular Intervention Society Young Investigator Award Finalist
- Royal Society of Medicine Cardiology President’s Prize Finalist
- British Society of Cardiovascular Research/ British Atherosclerosis Society Rapid Fire Oral Abstract Prize Finalist at the British Cardiovascular Society Annual Meeting
Research Highlights
Dr Hartley's research interests include coronary artery disease, vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques that are prone to rupture and cause heart attacks, as well as structural heart interventions including TAVI
His research highlights include:
- Hartley A., Marshall DC., Salciccioli JD., Sikkel MB., Maruthappu M., Shalhoub J. Trends in Mortality from Ischaemic Heart Disease and Cerebrovascular Disease in Europe: 1980-2009. 2016. Circulation. PMID: 27006480. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27006480/
- Hartley A., Haskard D., Khamis R. Oxidized LDL and anti-oxidized LDL antibodies in atherosclerosis - Novel insights and future directions in diagnosis and therapy. 2019. Trends Cardiovasc Med. PMID: 29934015. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29934015/
- Alshahrani N., Hartley A. et al. Remote Acute Assessment of Cardiac Patients Post-Acute Coronary Syndrome (TELE-ACS): A Randomized Controlled Trial. 2024. JACC. PMID: 38588928. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38588928/
- Hartley A. et al. Trends in Mortality from Aortic Stenosis in Europe: 2000–2017. 2021. Front Cardiovasc Med. PMID: 34708094. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34708094/
- Alexiadou K., Hartley A., et al. The cardiovascular effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists beyond obesity and type 2 diabetes: An anti-atherosclerotic action. 2024. Trends Cardiovasc Med. PMID: 38555029. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38555029/
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