Cardiovascular Health Assessment

A doctor-led review of your risk of heart and circulatory disease. It typically includes your history, blood pressure and pulse, a cardiovascular examination, a lipid (cholesterol) profile, glucose or HbA1c where appropriate, and a formal risk estimate such as QRISK — with an ECG or further tests where clinically indicated.

Not automatically. Echocardiography and further imaging are available where clinically indicated — for example if your history, examination or ECG suggests it would help. We don't perform heart scans on every asymptomatic person, because indiscriminate imaging leads to false alarms and unnecessary follow-up.

No test can guarantee prevention, and we won't claim otherwise. What a cardiovascular assessment does is estimate your risk and identify things you can change — blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, weight, smoking and activity — so you and your doctor can act early and sensibly.

An ECG is included where it is clinically appropriate — it's a quick, low-risk test. But a normal resting ECG doesn't exclude all heart problems, so we interpret it alongside your history and risk factors rather than in isolation.

Adults with cardiovascular risk factors or a family history of heart disease, or anyone who wants a clear, evidence-based picture of their heart risk and a plan to reduce it. If you have chest pain, breathlessness or other acute symptoms, seek urgent medical care rather than booking a routine assessment.