Consultant Cardiologist · Video & Phone · Ireland-Wide

Online Cardiologist
Consultations Across Ireland

Speak to Dr Imtiaz Ali Kalyar, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, by secure video or phone — wherever you live in Ireland. These are formal booked consultations for symptom review, results interpretation, blood pressure and cholesterol management, follow-up and second opinions, most weekday evenings, at the same fee as an in-person visit at our Naas clinic. Where a hands-on examination or an on-site test is needed, in-person review in Naas is arranged for a weekend.

A Consultant Interventional Cardiologist

Online consultations are carried out personally by Dr Imtiaz Ali Kalyar — FRCP London, specialist-registered with the Medical Council of Ireland (IMC 102093) and the UK (GMC 6082421). He has substantive consultant experience across UK and Irish cardiac centres and was a site principal investigator for the SENIOR-RITA trial, reported in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2024.

The same consultant sees you online as would see you in person. The established physical clinic in Naas is available whenever a face-to-face assessment or an on-site test is the right next step.

Right for Many Cardiac Questions

  • Adults (18+) anywhere in Ireland with a heart-related question or symptom that is not an emergency
  • High blood pressure — assessment, medication review and target setting
  • Palpitations or a known irregular rhythm that is not causing blackouts
  • Cholesterol results and cardiovascular risk — interpretation and a treatment plan
  • Review of an ECG, echocardiogram or Holter performed elsewhere
  • Stable follow-up after a heart attack, stent or ablation, and heart-failure medication follow-up
  • Second opinion on an existing cardiology plan

Suitability for remote assessment is confirmed by Dr Kalyar for your specific situation. This is not an emergency service.

Booking an Online Cardiology Consultation

01

Get in Touch

Call 089 656 7597 or email info@naascardioendocrineclinic.ie. Self-referral and GP referral are both accepted — a referral is not required.

02

Send Your Records

Share any existing ECGs, echo or Holter reports, CT calcium scores and recent blood results ahead of time so the consultation focuses on decisions, not admin.

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Your Consultation

By video or phone, most weekday evenings 16:00–19:00. Dr Kalyar takes a full history, reviews your data, assesses risk and discusses the plan with you directly.

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After Your Visit

A clinic letter goes to your GP. Any tests or an in-person weekend review in Naas are arranged as the next step.

What an Online Cardiology Consultation Can and Can't Do

Can be done remotely:

  • Full cardiac history and structured symptom review
  • Interpretation of ECG, echocardiogram, Holter, ambulatory blood pressure and CT calcium score reports
  • Blood pressure and cholesterol management, including medication changes
  • Formal cardiovascular risk assessment and prevention planning
  • Stable post-heart-attack, post-stent, post-ablation and heart-failure follow-up
  • Second opinion on an existing diagnosis or treatment plan

Needs an in-person visit or a test:

  • Listening to the heart and lungs and checking pulses in person
  • Resting ECG, in-person echocardiogram, and fitting of an ambulatory blood pressure or Holter monitor
  • Any symptom Dr Kalyar judges needs face-to-face assessment for safety
  • Acute chest pain, collapse or sudden breathlessness — these are 999/112 emergencies, not consultations

Content last reviewed: 10 September 2026.

By Reason for Referral

Online Cardiologist Questions

Who will I see for an online cardiology consultation?

Dr Imtiaz Ali Kalyar, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist (IMC 102093, GMC 6082421), FRCP London. He holds substantive consultant experience in the UK and Ireland and was a site principal investigator for the SENIOR-RITA trial reported in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2024. Online consultations are carried out personally by Dr Kalyar, the same as his in-person clinics.

What can a cardiologist actually assess over video?

A great deal of cardiology is history and data. Over video, Dr Kalyar can take a full cardiac history, review your symptoms, go through existing ECGs, echocardiograms, Holter monitor reports, CT calcium scores and blood results, assess and adjust medication, calculate your cardiovascular risk, and give a clear plan or a second opinion. What cannot be done remotely is the physical examination — listening to the heart and lungs, checking pulses and blood pressure in person — and any test that has to be performed on site.

What cardiology problems is an online consultation suitable for?

Common reasons include: reviewing palpitations or a known irregular heartbeat that is not causing collapse, managing high blood pressure, interpreting cholesterol results and setting a treatment plan, cardiovascular risk assessment and prevention advice, reviewing an ECG or echo done elsewhere, follow-up after a heart attack, stent or ablation once you are stable, heart-failure medication follow-up, and second opinions on an existing cardiology plan. Suitability is confirmed by Dr Kalyar for your specific situation.

When do I still need to be seen in person?

Where a physical examination is needed for safe assessment, or where a test must be done at the clinic — such as an in-person echocardiogram, resting ECG, or ambulatory blood pressure and Holter fitting — an in-person appointment in Naas is arranged, on a Saturday or Sunday. This often follows directly from the online consultation, so the video visit is not wasted.

Can I get an ECG, echo or Holter monitor if I am seen online?

Yes. Dr Kalyar identifies which tests you need and these are arranged — either locally to you through your GP or a local service where possible, or at the Naas clinic where the test must be done here. Results are then reviewed with you at a follow-up video, phone or in-person consultation.

Can patients outside Co. Kildare use this service?

Yes. Online cardiology consultations are open to adults anywhere in the Republic of Ireland — Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, the midlands, the west and rural areas included. You do not need to travel to Naas for the consultation itself. If a hands-on examination or a test that must be done here is needed, that is arranged separately at the Naas clinic on a Saturday or Sunday.

Do I need a GP referral to book online?

No. Both self-referral and GP referral are accepted for online cardiology consultations. A GP referral letter is helpful because it provides your history, medication list and recent results, and can be sent securely to the clinic through Healthmail, but it is not required to book.

Will my GP receive a letter after the consultation?

Yes. A clinic letter summarising the assessment, findings and plan is sent to your GP after every online consultation, the same as after an in-person visit, so your primary care team can continue shared care and issue or adjust prescriptions locally where appropriate.

Can medication be started or changed after an online cardiology consultation?

Yes, where it is clinically appropriate. Dr Kalyar can recommend starting, stopping or adjusting cardiovascular medication — for example blood pressure tablets, statins or rate-control medication — and this is communicated to you and to your GP in the clinic letter so the prescription can be issued or updated. Some changes will sensibly wait for a test result or an in-person review first.

What does an online cardiology consultation cost?

The same as an in-person visit: €230 for an initial consultation and €150 for a follow-up. This is a self-pay clinic. Patients with private health insurance may be able to claim outpatient consultant benefits depending on their policy, and should confirm eligibility directly with their insurer before booking.

How and when do online consultations run?

By video call or phone, most weekday evenings between 16:00 and 19:00, Monday to Friday. In-person clinics run on Saturdays and Sundays in Naas. You book by calling 089 656 7597 or emailing the clinic, and the video link is sent to you before the appointment.

What symptoms need emergency care rather than an online consultation?

An online consultation is not for emergencies. Chest pain or tightness, pain spreading to the arm or jaw, sudden severe breathlessness, fainting or a blackout, or a fast irregular heartbeat with chest pain or collapse all need immediate attention — call 999 or 112 or attend your nearest Emergency Department. This clinic does not provide emergency or same-day acute care.

Speak to a Consultant Cardiologist From Anywhere in Ireland

Video and phone consultations with Dr Kalyar. Same fee as in-person. Weekday evenings, 16:00–19:00, Monday–Friday. In-person clinics in Naas on Saturdays and Sundays.

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