Dr Philip MacCarthy
BSc MBChB (Hons) PhD FRCP
Title: Consultant Cardiologist
Specialty 1: Cardiology
Specialty 1 Specialisation: Coronary angioplasty, stenting
Clinical Interests: General cardiology, coronary artery disease and risk factor management, coronary angioplasty/stenting, heart failure.
Pen Picture: Trained in Bristol, Oxford and London. PhD in endothelial function (MRC Clinical Training Fellowship). Interventional cardiology training at King's College Hospital and Cardiovascular Centre Aalst in Belgium.
Languages Spoken: English
Regular Cromwell Clinics: Yes
Telephone Number: 020 7460 5700
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Year Qualified: 1991
Memberships: British Cardiovascular Society, British Cardiovascular Intervention Society
NHS Hospital: King's College
Additional Posts: Hon. Senior Lecturer in Cardiology
Research Interests: Applied coronary physiology, endothelial function, LV function
Published Papers: • Tonino PAL, De Bruyne B, Pijls NHJ, Siebert U, Ikeno F, Van't Veer M, Klauss V, Manoharan G, Engstrom T, Oldroyd KG, Ver Lee PN, MacCarthy PA, Fearon WF for the FAME study investigators. Fractional flow reserve versus angiography for guiding percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease. N Eng J Med 2009; 360(3): 213-224.
• Melikian N, Chowienczyk P, MacCarthy PA, Williams IL, Weatcroft S, Sherwood R, Gale C, Shah AM, Kearney MT. Determinants of endothelial function in asymptomatic subjects with and without the metabolic syndrome. Atherosclerosis. 2008 Mar;197(1):375-82.
• Melikian N, Kearney MT, Thomas MR, De Bruyne B, Shah AM, MacCarthy PA. A simple thermodilution technique to assess coronary endothelium-dependent microvascular function in humans: validation and comparison with coronary flow reserve. Eur Heart J 2007; 28(18): 2188-94.
• MacCarthy PA, Shah AM. Impaired endothelium-dependent regulation of ventricular relaxation in pressure-overload cardiac hypertrophy. Circulation 2000; 101: 1854-1860.
• MacCarthy PA et al. Contrasting inotropic effect of endogenous endothelin in the normal and failing human heart: studies with an intracoronary ETA receptor antagonist. Circulation 2000; 101: 142-147.