Introduction to our Tests

We provide a modern and welcoming consultation and outpatients suite, called the ‘Regent’s Park Suite’.

The Regent’s Park Suite comprises a comfortable waiting area with a series of comfortable consulting rooms, a well equipped cardiac investigations room and an echocardiography suite. We have a Philips Affinity echocardiogram (ultrasound) machine and the very latest ECG and ambulatory monitoring equipment. We have the ability to comprehensively investigate a range of symptoms including: chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations and blackouts.

All our tests and outpatient services are led by consultant cardiologists.

We provide outpatient tests and services which include the following:

• Blood tests: Lipids, glucose, biochemistry, coagulation
  
• Resting ECG
• Stress ECG (Exercise ECG)
• 24hr, 48hr & 72hr ECG
• 24hr & 48hr BP
• Event recording
• Implantable loop recording
• Exercise stress test
• Echocardiogram (ECHO)
• ECHO with Bubble
• Transoesphageal ECHO
• Stress ECHO
• Tilt table
• Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test
• Ajmaline Provocation Test
• Plain film x-ray
• Cardiac CT scan – calcium scoring and CT angiography
  
• Cardiac MRI scan
• Cardiac CT-FFR Heartflow
• Heart screening & cardiovascular fitness
  
• DVLA medical checks
• Diving medical checks

Some investigations, for example, plain film x-ray, Cardiac CT and Cardiac MRI are performed wihin Derriford hospital through our partnership with University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust.