Dr Charis Costopoulos
Consultant Cardiologist
- Available from
- London
About Charis Costopoulos
Dr Charis Costopoulos is a highly esteemed and experienced consultant cardiologist who specialises in both general and interventional cardiology. His areas of expertise include coronary artery disease, chest pain, breathlessness, hypertension and valvular heart disease. He performs a variety of interventional procedures including coronary angiopasty (stent insertion), transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), MitraClip implantation and patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure. He currently practises at the world-renowned Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge where he is also the clinical lead in non-coronary intervention.
Dr Costopoulos graduated from the University of Cambridge with distinction after successfully completing an MA MB MBChir in medicine in 2006. During his training he also obtained a part-time MPhil in translational medicine and therapeutics from the University of Cambridge. Dr Costopoulos' medical journey continued to develop when he decided to undertake an interventional cardiology fellowship at one of the best European cardiology centres- San Raffaele Scientific Institute, in Milan, Italy from 2012 to 2013. He later completed a PhD, as well as a British Heart Foundation Clinical Lectureship, at the University of Cambridge, this allowed him to pursue both his academic and clinical interests prior to his appointment as a consultant at the Royal Papworth Hospital.
Expertise
- Angina (Chest Pain)
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
- High Cholesterol
- Valve Disease
- Palpitations and Fainting
- Those at High-risk of Heart Disease
Overview
- Age of patients seen
- 18+
- Languages spoken
- English
- Research highlights
Costopoulos C, Gu S, Ahmad M, Huang Y, Hakim D, Maynard C, Cefalo N. Combined Low Endothelial Shear Stress and High Plaque Structural Stress Heterogeneity Predicts Non-Culprit Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events; Insights From the PROSPECT Study. AHA 2022. DOI:10.1161/circ.146.suppl_1.10038
Costopoulos C, Gu S, Hakim D, Umit Coskun A, Cefalo N, Huang Y, Stone W G, Stone H P, Bennett R M. The Location of Combined High-Risk Low Endothelial Shear Stress and High Plaque Structural Stress is Distant from the Minimal Lumen Area in the Majority of Coronary Plaques Responsible for Major Adverse Cardiac Events. AHA 2022. DOI:10.1161/circ.146.suppl_1.13156
Gu S, Costopoulos C, Huang Y, Bourantas V C, Woolf A, Sun C, Teng Z, Losdat S, Raber L, Samady H, Bennett R M. High-intensity Statin Treatment Is Associated with Reduced Plaque Structural Stress and Remodelling of Artery Geometry and Plaque Architecture. Nov 2021. DOI:10.1093/ehjopen/oeab039. License CC BY 4.0
Gu S, Costopoulos C, Huang Y, Bourantas V C, Woolf A, Sun C, Teng Z, Raber L, Samady H, Bennett M. STATINS REDUCE PLAQUE STRUCTURAL STRESS THROUGH REMODELING ARTERY GEOMETRY AND PLAQUE ARCHITECTURE. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2021, DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(21)01365-6
Costopoulos C, Maehara A, Huang Y, Brown J A, Gillard H J, Teng Z, Stone W G, Bennett R M. Heterogeneity of Plaque Structural Stress Is Increased in Plaques Leading to MACE. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging 2019. DOI:10.1016/j.jcmg.2019.05.024, License CC BY 4.0
Costopoulos C, Timmins L, Huang Y, Hung O, Molony D, Brown J A, Davis E, Teng Z, Gillard H J, Samady H, Bennett R M. Impact of combined plaque structural stress and wall shear stress on coronary plaque progression, regression, and changes in composition. European Heart Journal 2019. DOI:10.1093/eurheartj/ehz132, License CC BY 4.0
- Professional memberships
General Medical Council
Royal College of Physician
British Heart Valve Society
European Society of Cardiology
Consultations and services
- Self-pay available from £275
- Health insurance
- Self-pay available from £225
- Health insurance
Insurers covered
- +5 more
- Allianz Partners
- Bupa International
- Cigna International
- Healix
- Henner
Tests & treatments
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Frequently asked questions
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