Cardiology Prague

An echocardiogram allows to examine the structure of your heart such as your heart walls, chambers and arteries in order to see its function. An echocardiogram also to examine the speed at which blood is pumped through your heart.

• If you suspect there is a problem with your heart structure that is affecting its ability to pump.
• To look for damage in your heart valves, chambers or arteries.
• If you’ve had a heart attack or heart failure, and your doctor wants to check how your heart has recovered.

12-lead ECG recording is a simple, yet extremely useful investigative tool, to monitor the heart’s electrical activity. It’s especially recommended for anyone suspected of having an arrhythmia, coronary heart disease, cardiomyopathy or heart attacks.

• Smoking
• Obesity
• Diabetes
• High-fat diet
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Excessive alcohol consumption
• Lack of physical activity

• Chest Pain
• Feeling weak or lightheaded
• Shortness of breath

Ambulatory ECG recording allows to analyse your heart rhythm for a period of anywhere from 24 hours to one week. This will allow us to determine if any rhythm problems, such as atrial fibrillation, are present, and so allow treatment to be planned appropriately.

• palpitations
• dizziness
• fainting
• chest pain

Measuring your blood pressure is an important part of assessing cardiovascular health because elevated blood pressure (hypertension) is a very common cause of cardiovascular disease.

It is estimated that one in three people in EU suffer from hypertension, so this is a common problem. It is important to note that high blood pressure can only be diagnosed by measuring it, since most people have no symptoms at all, even when their blood pressure is very high.

Along with high cholesterol, hypertension is an easily treatable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, so blood pressure measurement is one of the simplest and most effective tests that we have in terms of disease prevention.

By DNA testing from your saliva, we analyze approximately 650,000 sites in your DNA. This will give you an overview of the genetic risk of 81 diseases. Eleven of them are related to heart disease (hereditary arrhythmic syndromes, cardiomyopathies, etc.). You will also learn about your sports and nutritional predispositions.

If an increased risk of developing certain diseases is identified, it will lead to more frequent checks, adjustment of drug therapy, or planning of additional examinations.

With this information and proactive approach, you will be able to maximize your approach to your health and live as long as possible.