Dr Raffi Kaprielian

• Approximately 36 years in clinical practice.

• Clinical Lead in Cardiology: West Middlesex University Hospital (present)

• Clinical Director of Medicine: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (2016–2020)

• Senior Lecturer: Imperial College London

• Research Interests:

  • Coronary flow assessment and ischaemia testing

  • Heart failure and anaemia

  • Cellular biology of heart failure and cardiac remodelling

• Publications: Numerous publications in the field of coronary physiology and the use of the instantaneous free wave ratio (iFR) in assessment of coronary artery disease.

Dr. Raffi Kaprielian is a Consultant Cardiologist based in London, UK. He was appointed as a Consultant Cardiologist in 2002. Dr. Kaprielian completed his basic medical training at Trinity College, Oxford, and his clinical medical training at Guy's Medical School (UMDS), University of London. He has a specialist interest in ischaemic heart disease and is a high-volume operator in cardiac catheterisation and coronary angioplasty/stenting procedures. He also implants cardiac pacemakers and rhythm monitoring devices. His other interests include cardiac imaging, specialist echocardiography, and cardiac CT scanning. Dr. Kaprielian led the introduction and development of direct (immediate) angioplasty for patients suffering acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (MI) and developed day case transfer of patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes to shorten inpatient waits. His expertise includes 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, and cardiac risk factor management.