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Dorset Heart Clinic Heart Tests

Heart Tests

Type of Test

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

Measuring your blood pressure is a simple way of checking if your blood pressure...

Ambulatory ECG Monitoring

Ambulatory ECG Monitoring

Records the electrical activity of your heart over a period of time. It's used to assess your....

Bubble Electrocardiogram

Bubble Electrocardiogram

A non-invasive diagnostic test used to evaluate the structure and function of the heart...

CT Coronary Angiography (CTCA) 

CT Coronary Angiography (CTCA) 

A scan that takes pictures of the coronary arteries of a beating heart...

Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Scan

Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Scan

A scan that provides detailed images of the heart structure and blood vessels...

Cardiovascular Screening, Lipid, Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure Clinics

Cardiovascular Screening, Lipid, Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure Clinics

Access to cardiovascular screening s well as to specialist clinics that focus on lipids...

Coronary Angiography

Coronary Angiography

A precise way of understanding your heart's blood flow and identifying any...

Echocardiogram (ECHO)

Echocardiogram (ECHO)

An ultrasound scan of the heart and nearby blood vessels to assess their structure...

Electrocardiogram (ECG)

Electrocardiogram (ECG)

A simple test to check your hearts rhythm and electrical activity. An ECG is a quick and...

Exercise Tolerance Testing (ETT)

Exercise Tolerance Testing (ETT)

The same as an electrocardiogram (ECG) but recorded while you are exercising...

Mail Order Heart Rhythm Monitoring

Mail Order Heart Rhythm Monitoring

Remote heart rhythm monitoring, if you have been experiencing palpitations, heart rhythm...

Myocardial Perfusion Scanning

Myocardial Perfusion Scanning

Shows blood flow to the heart using a small amount of radioactive substance to...

Tilt Table Test

Tilt Table Test

A tilt table test shows how your body responds to standing up after...

Transoesophageal Echocardiogram (TOE)

Transoesophageal Echocardiogram (TOE)

A test using ultrasound to produce moving images of your heart...

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