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All About Echocardiography
An echocardiogram is a method used to look at the heart and its structures. It is based on an ultrasound scan and allows practitioners to make a closer examination of...
Carotid Duplex Scanning
A carotid duplex scan is a type of test used to provide medical professionals with detailed information regarding the circulation of blood from the heart through the...
CT Scan Screening for Heart Disease
When someone is suffering from heart disease, they may show many signs and symptoms that can allow the physician to order confirmation tests or allow for an accurate...
CT Scans and MRI Scans
The use of scanning techniques and x-rays has proven to be very valuable in modern medicine, but for many patients the different types of scans can seem quite confusing...
Having a Chest X-ray
The use of x-rays has long been established as a way of helping medical staff confirm a diagnosis. Using small doses of ionising radiation the proposed area of the...
Natiuretic Peptides and Heart Failure
Heart failure is a serious and fairly common heart condition in the UK. Approximately 70 000 people are diagnosed with it every year and it is...
What Are Cardiac Biomarkers?
Cardiac biomarkers are molecules that are released into the blood when there is something wrong with the heart. When something goes wrong, like a heart attack, or...
What is a Pulse Oximeter?
A pulse oximeter is a piece of medical equipment that has been specially designed to monitor the oxygen levels within the blood. It can also register the patient's heart...
What is a Transoesophageal Echocardiogram?
If your have had, or are currently suffering from, any type of heart trouble your doctor will probably send you for a series of tests. One such test...
What is an Electrocardiogram (ECG)?
Now used as a routine part of assessing a patient’s health and as a diagnostic tool, electrocardiograms were developed in the early 1900’s as a way of monitoring the...
What is an Exercise Test?
Why do I Need an Exercise Test?
If your GP or heart specialist suspects that you may have a problem with the workings of your heart they may request that you take...
