Dr Carla Plymen

Clinical Profile

Dr Carla Plymen is a highly experienced Consultant Cardiologist and Heart Failure Specialist, currently practising at Imperial College Healthcare, leading the Heart Failure team since 2016. She is the North London lead for Heart Failure within the North London Cardiac Operational Delivery Network.

She leads a geographically extensive integrated heart failure service in North West London, covering both acute and community services. Dr Plymen is also a fluent Spanish speaker and can see patients in both English and Spanish.

Clinical Interests:

• All forms of Heart Failure
• General Cardiology

Research & Publications

Dr Plymen is actively engaged in research, contributing to advancements in heart failure and cardiology. Her publications include:

• Bachtiger P, Kelshiker MA, Petri CF, et al. Survival and health economic outcomes in heart failure diagnosed at hospital admission versus community settings: a propensity-matched analysis. BMJ Health Care Inform.
• Cannata A, Badawy L, Anyu AT, et al. The prognostic impact of specialist cardiology input in patients admitted for heart failure and normal ejection fraction.
• Auton A, Zaman S, Padayachee Y, et al. Smartphone-Based Remote Monitoring for Chronic Heart Failure: Mixed Methods Analysis of User Experience From Patient and Nurse Perspectives.
• Bachtiger P, Petri CF, Scott FE, et al. Point-of-care screening for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction using artificial intelligence during ECG-enabled stethoscope examination in London, UK: a prospective, observational, multicentre study.
• Barton C, Gordon S, Safa A, Plymen CM. Heart Failure care pathways: the power of collaboration and marginal gains.