Areas of Expertise

Dr Varnava performs a range of treatments, including:

• ECG (electrocardiogram)
• Echocardiogram (cardiac ultrasound)
• 24 hour holter (ECG monitor)
• 24 hour blood pressure monitor
• Exercise stress test (ECG)
• Exercise or dobutamine stress echocardiogram
• CT coronary angiogram
• Invasive coronary angiogram.

Some of the conditions she commonly treats are:

• Chest pain
• Hypertension
• Palpitations and fainting
• Family history of cardiac disease, heart attack or sudden death
• Cardiomyopathy
• Channelopathies (long QT and Brugada syndrome)
• Aortopathies
• Heart disease in women and through pregnancy
• Athletes heart
• Marfan syndrome
• Ventricular ectopics
• Heart failure
• Atrial fibrillation

About Dr Amanda Varnava

Dr Amanda Varnava is a consultant cardiologist at Welbeck, specialising in inherited heart problems and sports cardiology.

She has an international reputation in inherited cardiac conditions, and leads the Inherited Cardiac Disease Centre at Imperial College NHS Trust, where she is also an honorary senior lecturer.

She undertakes an active research programme, regularly lectures at international meetings and is widely published in leading medical journals.

She is also one of the few international experts in sports cardiology and an expert advisor to the Football Association. She provides cardiac services to several professional football and rugby teams, such as Arsenal, Spurs, West Ham, Stoke City, Watford and Fulham.

“One Welbeck cardiology is about exceptional, state-of-the-art care for our patients. Uniquely, this facility has brought together a peerless group of cardiologists of international standing, working together to optimise patient care and provide an excellent patient experience.”

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Research Highlights

Dr Varnava’s research interests include:

• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• Brugada syndrome
• Ventricular ectopics
• Sports cardiology