Physical assessment

A physical helps doctors work out what's going onAn assessment and physical examination may help your doctor to tell if you have a heart problem. During an assessment, your doctor will:

  • ask you about your medical history and your family history
  • ask you questions about your lifestyle, such as whether you smoke
  • listen to your heart through a stethoscope, and 
  • take your blood pressure and pulse.

All this provides vital information to help your doctor decide whether you have a heart problem and if you need other tests. And if you already have heart disease, having an assessment or check-up can help to monitor how you are doing.

Heart Health Checks

A heart health check, sometimes called a cardiovascular risk assessment, is an assessment to find out about your risk of developing cardiovascular disease.  The check helps your doctor or nurse work out your future risk of having a heart problem.

Your doctor or nurse can advise you on what you can do to keep your heart healthy. A heart health check can also help your doctor or nurse to decide if you need treatment - such as medicine to protect your heart.

A heart health check involves:

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