Investigation

Ultrasound examination of the heart.

Gold standard test of functional capacity with breath-by-breath metabolic analysis of cardiac and respiratory systems.

Non invasive imaging of the heart without radiation exposure.

Non invasive imaging of the coronary arteries.

Implantable Cardiac Monitor for long term rhythm observation.

Assessing the rhythm of the heart for a day or more.

Gold standard blood pressure measurement. Recommended by NICE guidelines.

Assessing the health of the carotid arteries found in the neck

A simple non invasive test to establish the presence of a hole in the heart.

A detailed structural ultrasound assessment similar to endoscopy.

A functional physiological assessment of the heart

Functional assessment of the heart using ultrasound echocardiography

A graphical representation of the electrical activity of the heart.

The only definitive method of visualising the coronary arteries

Functional assessment of heart disease using small amounts of radioactive tracer.