ECHOCARDIOGRAM  £270

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What is the cost of a private Echocardiogram/ heart scan?

The Fee for an advanced & accredited Echocardiogram is £270 in London Cardiology Clinics. Dr Kosta -  an awarded and accredited Cardiologist specialised in Imaging Cardiology (in the UK and the USA) will perform the scan.  You will receive a signed, professional report on the same day by Dr Kosta.

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All our Echocardiograms/ Heart Scans are full investigations and our Reporting Guidelines adhere to the British Society of Echocardiogram (BSE) minimum data set for a comprehensive standard adult transthoracic Echo.  If abnormal pathology is detected, additional views and measurements will be obtained with reference to other BSE protocols when appropriate.

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Why to choose Us?

• Do your Echocardiogram (Heart Scan) with your awarded & accredited doctor, not by a physiologist.

• Save time – no referral needed from your GP.

• Awarded the iWantGreatCare certificate of excellence in 2020, 2021 & 2022 for delivering outstanding care

• Inspected and Rated as Good by CQC for being Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-Led.

• The Best Value for money service in London.

• Book online Now.

• Same day Report.

• Multiple locations.

 

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A Tip 

Choose (if you want) the Silver Plan for £399 and Save Time and Money. If you choose the Silver Plan before the heart scan you will have a Proper, Face to Face, Specialist Consultation with Dr Kosta in order to go through your heart issues and Risk Assessment. After the heart scan Dr Kosta will let you know the results and having a follow up Consultation with you. At the end of f/u Consultation you will receive an advice for further management and/or Medical Treatment. Later on the day (few hours later) and after performing multiple measurements Dr Kosta will write a Professional Echo Report and email it to you.

(The Consultation is the process where  the patient is telling to his doctor his complaints and concerns and asking questions regarding his health. During the consultation the doctor is listening carefully to the patient, guides the patient through medical questions for risk stratification and clinically examine the patient in order to have a comprehensive picture of his cardiovascular health and well being. This is a process that lasts at least 30 min)

 

Where are the clinics? 

- One clinic is in central London (2 Harley Street), 5 min walk from Oxford or Bond Street tube station. A small clinic that has been awarded the IwantGreatCare Certificate of Excellence in 2020.

- The other one is in Richmond, Parkshot Medical, 18 Parkshot, Richmond TW9 2RG ( 5 min walk from Richmond Tube Station)

- Dr Kosta can also serve you with a private echocardiogram at Ealing Hospital, Cardiology, Uxbridge Road (UB1 3HW).It is a Pay and Display Car Park at Ealing Hospital. The Hospital is well served by public Transport. Bus routes83, 92,195, 207, 282, 427, 607 and E8.

The Best Value for Money in London attained by an exclusion of intermediaries and due to patients' flow and demand.

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What is a private echocardiogram?

A private echocardiogram – also known as an echo or heart scan – uses sound waves to build up a detailed picture of your heart. It is similar an ultrasound scan used in pregnancy, but with a special probe related to the heart, meeting the latest, highest standards. 

 

It is safe and provides a more accurate picture of your heart than ECGs.

 

The test is painless and without side effects. It does not use radioactivity.

 

Why do I need an echocardiogram?

Do you suffer from breathlessness, palpitations, atrial fibrillation, chest pain or a valve problem? An echocardiogram gives your Doctor, in this case your cardiologist, information about how well the heart pumps and whether your heart valves are working properly.

 

What does an echocardiogram involve?

In order to scan your heart, you will be taken into a darkened room. The person performing the cardiac  test is called a Sonographer, who will be an Accredited Expert in Echocardiogram.

 

You will be asked by the heart specialist to undress to the waist and put on a gown that should be left open on the front. You will also be asked to lie on a couch on your left hand side (in order to bring your heart closer to your chest). If you require a chaperone, you may bring a friend or relative. Alternatively, the Clinic may provide a chaperone at your request.

 

An ultrasound probe covered by a small amount of gel is placed gently on the centre of your chest and will be moved to different positions – around the Left side of your Chest. This provides images of your heart from a number of different angles which are then recorded.

 

During the echocardiogram you will hear sounds coming from the machine, which represent blood flow through the heart.

 

The echocardiogram will take approximately 20-30 minutes to complete.  If abnormal pathology is detected, additional views and measurements can increase the time needed.

 

Are there any special precautions that I need to take before the echocardiogram?

No. You can take all your medication as normal. You can eat and drink as normal.

 

At the end of your echocardiogram

Once the echocardiogram is complete, you can get dressed and leave. There are no limitations to what you can do after the heart scan. For example, you may drive. 

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ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Clinical Application of Echocardiography

Dr Kosta -Accredited in Echo- investigates the following during your Advanced Echocardiogram:

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• Heart Murmurs

• Native Valvular Stenosis/Regurgitation

• Repeated/Follow Up Studies in Valvular Heart Disease

• Mitral Valve Prolapse

• Infective Endocarditis: Native Valves

• Prosthetic Valves

• Chest Pain

• Ischemic Heart Disease

• Acute/Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease

• Assessment of Ejection Fraction (LVEF)

• Edema and Dyspnea

• Regional Left Ventricular Function

• Dilated/Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

• Restrictive Cardiomyopathy

• Heart Failure With Normal Systolic Function

• Evaluation of the Right Ventricle

• Pericardial Disease, Effusion, Tamponade

• Increased Pericardial Thickness

• Pericardial Tumors and Cysts

• Constrictive Pericarditis

• Cardiac Masses and Tumors

• Diseases of the Great Vessels

• Aortic Dissection/Aortic Aneurysm

• Aortic Rupture and Thoracic Aortic Disease

• The Great Veins

• Pulmonary Disease

• Pulmonary Thromboembolism

• Systemic Hypertension

• Neurological Disease and Other Cardioembolic Disease

• Arrhythmias and Palpitation

• Cardioversion of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

• Syncope

• Screening

• Echocardiography in the Critically ill

• Echocardiography in the Trauma Patient

• Cardiopulmonary Disease

• Arrhythmias

• Congenital Cardiovascular Disease in Adolescent

• Arrhythmias/Conduction Disturbances

• Acquired Cardiovascular Disease

• Thrombus/Tumor

• Cardiomyopathy and Assessment of Left Ventricular Function: Echocardiographic Parameters

• Congenital Absence of the Pericardium and Pericardial Disease After Open-Heart Surgery

• Two-Dimensional Doppler Echocardiography in the Adult Patient With Congenital Heart Disease

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Useful contacts

If you are booked to come in for an Echocardiogram in Harley Street and have any questions related to your heart scan, or you would like further information about echocardiography, please, call on 02085742384. Still looking in Google search for a "private echocardiogram near me?" Fill in our contact form and Dr. Kosta will arrange this today.