Coronary Health Check

Make sure your heart is healthy - book a Bupa Coronary Health check.

Who is a Bupa Coronary Health check for?

A Bupa Coronary Health check is suitable for men and women aged between 40 and 69.

What does a Bupa Coronary Health check involve? Hide

This health check looks for evidence of existing heart disease, and identifies the main risk factors for heart disease and offers practical advice about positive lifestyle changes.

The Bupa coronary check includes a number of different tests, measures and checks, and can take up to two hours:

Heart and lungs Hide

Heart scan (15 minutes) – this simple, safe and painless Computed Tomography (CT) scan helps to identify signs of heart disease.

You simply lie on a padded table under the arch of the scanner. Your head is not enclosed at any time, so there is no feeling of claustrophobia. You will be asked to hold your breath a few times while a series of pictures is taken.

The CT scan works by checking for the presence of calcium in the coronary (heart) arteries. Calcium deposit in the arteries is associated with the presence of atheroma and coronary artery disease

Blood pressure and pulse rate measurements - as part of your Bupa coronary check, a compression cuff will be inflated around your arm and a health adviser will take a reading.

A healthy blood pressure is 140/85 or lower. If you have higher than normal blood pressure, it means your heart has to work harder to push blood around the body. Over the long term, hypertension (high blood pressure) is associated with an increased risk of heart attack, stroke and kidney failure.

Resting Electrocardiogram (ECG) - an ECG measures the ‘electrical signature’ of each heartbeat while you are at rest. It can help to identify signs of coronary artery disease, an enlarged heart or disturbances in the electrical control of the heart (arrhythmia).

The ECG ‘looks’ at the heart from 12 different angles. This is recorded on a paper chart that is reviewed by a doctor.

Coronary Risk Score - this is a scientifically valid calculation, based on your age, sex, total cholesterol, High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, blood pressure, presence of diabetes and whether you smoke or not.

Your coronary risk score indicates the chance of you having a heart attack within the next 10 years, and enables you to understand where your main risks are, allowing you to take action to minimise them.

Body composition Hide

Body Mass Index (BMI) calculation - Your doctor will measure your height and weight and use a medical formula to compare this to an accepted health range.

People with a high BMI are at a higher than average risk of heart disease, as well as other conditions such as diabetes.

Additional tests Hide

You will be asked to fast before your Coronary Health check. This is because the results of these additional blood tests are more valuable if you have fasted for at least six hours before your health check.

Cholesterol profile - a small amount of blood will be taken and analysed in order to measure different types of blood fat, including High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and triglycerides.

A high level of cholesterol increases your risk of cardiovascular disease. A raised level of blood triglycerides together with high LDL can increase the risk of heart disease.

Diabetes test - a small amount of blood will be taken and analysed to measure the levels of glucose in the blood. A raised glucose level may indicate diabetes.

Diabetes is a significant risk factor for severe eye problems (including blindness), heart attack, kidney failure and severe arterial disease.

Add a Bupa Coronary Health check to a Bupa Health Assessment

A Bupa Coronary Health check can be booked on its own or as an add on to any of the following Bupa Health Assessments⁺:

Complete Health

Advanced Health

Mature Health

Please note that some restrictions apply. The Bupa Coronary Health check is not available as an add on to the Essential Health and Female Health assessments.

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For more advice on which health assessment is suitable or to book an Advanced Health Assessment, call 0845 600 3458*.
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⁺ Please note that when purchasing the Bupa Coronary Health check as an add on, some of the tests are already included in the main assessment. The main benefit of the coronary check as an add on is the heart scan.

Bupa Centres and the health assessments offered at each Bupa Centre may vary from time to time.

Health and fitness assessments are not available to anyone under 18.

Bupa Health Assessments are provided by Bupa Occupational Health Limited. Registered in England and Wales No. 631336. Registered office: Bupa House, 15-19 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2BA

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