About Heart Rhythm UK

Heart Rhythm UK is the affiliated group of the British Cardiovascular Society dedicated to improving all aspects of cardiac arrhythmia care and electrical device based therapies.

Heart Rhythm UK is also affiliated to the Arrhythmia Alliance

It was formed in 2005 by the amalgamation of the British Pacing and Electrophysiology Group (BPEG), the British Association of Arrhythmia Nurses (BANA) and the UK Interventional Electrophysiology Society (UKICES).
It acts as a unifying focus for professionals involved in arrhythmia care and electrical therapies in the UK.
The society has members drawn from several different professional bodies including Consultant Cardiologists, Cardiac Physiologists, Arrhythmia Nurses and trainees from each of these disciplines. All members are eligible to vote in elections to the Council.
The society has four main subgroups to focus and advance work in key professional areas:

  • Interventional Electrophysiology
  • Device Therapy
  • Cardiac Physiologists
  • Arrhythmia Nursing (and Allied Professions)

Heart Rhythm UK has close working relationships with the Arrhythmia Alliance representing patients’ groups, medical regulatory and advisory bodies (MHRA), and with colleagues in the medical equipment and device manufacturing industries (ABHI).

The Council

Constitution of Heart Rhythm UK

The Heart Rhythm UK Constitution can be viewed by clicking here.

 

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ALERTS

Heart Rhythm UK Editorials

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Click here   to view the Heart Rhythm UK Position Statement on Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

 

Medical Device Alert
11 September 2012
This Medical Device Alert has been issued as there is a risk of inappropriate shock or therapy failure due to wear of lead insulation when using implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) leads manufactured by St Jude Medical. These patient follow-up recommendations replace those given previously in MDA/2010/095 and MDA/2011/112.
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