Professor Francisco Leyva-León
MD, FRCP, FACC
Professor of Cardiology, Consultant Cardiologist
Telephone Consultation Cardiologist COVID-19
Private secretary: +44 (0) 7812243176 Appointments, Little Aston Hospital: 0121 580 7151
Appointments, Priory Hospital: 0121 440 2323
COVID-19 ALERT
At present, there are no restrictions to outpatient appointments at Spire Little Aston Hospital, Sutton Coldfield. In line with hospital policy, patients can access face-to-face appointments, as long as they answer the hospital's COVID-19 screening questionnaire, wear a mask and have their temperature taken on arrival. Unless essential, patients should not be accompanied. Telephone and video appointments (via 'zoom') can be arranged if there is a medical reason preventing a face-to-face appointment.
Please note that a clinical opinion can be provided on the basis of a remote consultation, but a physical examination and/or additional investigations may be required.
Palpitations and flutters
Palpitations and flutters are some of the words that people use to describe an abnormal sensation of pounding in the chest. They almost always due to some disorder of the heart rhythm (arrhythmias). These arrhythmias can be entirely benign, or they may be a manifestation of underlying heart disease, such as diseases of the heart muscle (cardiomyopathies) the heart valves (valvulopathies) or the conducting tissue (arrhythmias). They should always be investigated to exclude these underlying conditions.