Dr Raffi Kaprielian is a Consultant Cardiologist based in London, UK. He was appointed in 2002 as Consultant Cardiologist at Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals and at Hammersmith Hospital.

His basic medical training was completed at Trinity College in Oxford, UK before undertaking his clinical medical training at Guy's Hospital Medical School (UMDS), University of London.

He has a specialist interest in ischaemic heart disease and is a high volume operator undertaking cardiac catheterisation and coronary angioplasty/stenting procedures. He implants cardiac pacemakers and rhythm monitoring devices. His other interests include cardiac imaging including specialist echocardiography and cardiac CT scanning.

He led the introduction and development of direct (immediate) angioplasty for patients suffering acute ST elevation MI and developed day case transfer of patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes to shorten inpatient waits.

Please note Dr Kaprielian runs flexible clinics in addition to what is displayed on his calendar. Please call directly for further availability.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

• Preventive Cardiology
• Assessment of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and cardiac risk
• Coronary Angioplasty and Stenting
• Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators
• Echocardiography
• General Adult Cardiology
• Ischaemic Heart Disease
• Biventricular Pacing and Heart Failure
• Acute Coronary Syndromes
• Cardiac Risk Factor Management