Expert Insights for a Healthy Heart
Trusted advice on ECG, echocardiograms, blood pressure monitoring, and everything you need to keep your heart healthy.
Stress ECG Explained: What to Expect During an Exercise ECG
Stress ECG explained: why you might need an exercise ECG, how to prepare, what happens on the treadmill, how long it takes and what the results mean.
Holter Monitoring: A Complete Guide to 24-Hour ECG
How a Holter monitor works, choosing 24 hours to 14 days, prices, showering and daily life, keeping a symptom diary and the self-fit kit posted to your home.
Understanding Blood Pressure: What Your Numbers Mean
What your blood pressure numbers mean, UK normal and high ranges, white-coat hypertension and why 24-hour ABPM monitoring is used to confirm a diagnosis.
What is an Echocardiogram and Why Might You Need One?
What is an echocardiogram? Learn why you might need this painless heart ultrasound, how to prepare, and what happens during your appointment, step by step.
What Are Palpitations? Which Heart Test Do I Need?
Palpitations explained: common causes, warning signs that need urgent help, and how an ECG, Holter monitor or echocardiogram can find out what is going on.
What Does an Echocardiogram Show?
An echocardiogram shows your heart's pumping strength, chamber size, wall thickness and valves. Learn what the scan can and cannot show, and what to expect.
ECG vs Echocardiogram: Which Heart Test Do I Need?
An ECG checks your heart's rhythm; an echocardiogram shows its structure and pumping. Learn the differences and which heart test suits your symptoms.
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