InsideVue Heartscreen Clinic™

Breathlessness? 

If so, the Heartscreen Clinic will undertake simple electrochemical tests to assess whether you are suffering with heart failure. 

Heartscreen is a combination high-quality ECG and a cutting-edge peptide blood test.  While most patients know about electrocardiographs, few will be familiar with the latest B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) blood test. 

BNP is a hormone that regulates blood pressure and fluid balance which is produced by the heart in response to ventricular expansion and pressure overload; it is therefore an excellent indicator of ventricular dysfunction.  The BNP test when combined with an ECG and some basic health information provided by your GP enables a reliable assessment of heart failure to be made by our highly experienced partner cardiologists at Surrey Cardiovascular Clinic. 

The Heartscreen Clinic is a twenty minute appointment during which a blood sample and ECG will be taken.  You will be asked to bring your completed questionnaire with you (You can download the Cardiology Services Form from our download library>>  or call us on 0845 6036102 and we'll post one to you).

A cardiologist report containing the results, interpretation, Specialist Referral Index and recommended next steps is issued.