Heart health blood tests in Chiswick

A total cholesterol test costs £39 and a full Cholesterol Profile, with LDL, HDL and triglycerides, costs £49. Lipoprotein(a) is £69, ApoB £79, and our Heart Health panel, which adds apolipoproteins, Lp(a) and hs-CRP, is £89. Genetic tests for inherited heart conditions cost £745 to £1,095. Every price includes a practitioner review and a GP report on request.

Usually not. The NHS says it does not make much difference to cholesterol levels whether you have eaten before your test. If your test also includes glucose, insulin or a detailed triglyceride measurement, we may ask you to fast beforehand, and we will tell you when you book. Keep drinking water and take your usual medicines unless your doctor has told you otherwise.

No. If you have chest pain or other heart attack symptoms, call 999 immediately. Heart attacks are assessed in hospital with urgent tests. Our troponin T and NT-proBNP tests are analysed by an external laboratory and are only for planned follow-up with a practitioner or GP, so they must never be used to check new or ongoing chest pain.

Lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), is a particle that carries cholesterol in the blood. NHS laboratory guidance notes that levels are largely genetically determined and that there is usually no need to repeat the test, so one result is normally enough. A raised level is one factor your practitioner or GP will weigh alongside your other heart risks, such as cholesterol, blood pressure and smoking.

The NHS Health Check is offered every five years to adults in England aged 40 to 74 who do not already have conditions such as heart disease or diabetes. It includes a cholesterol test and an estimate of your risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease. Our tests suit you if you are outside that age range, want to test sooner, or want extra markers such as ApoB or Lp(a).

See your GP if you get chest pain or tightness during activity that eases with rest, new breathlessness, swollen ankles or palpitations that worry you, or if your results show a high cholesterol level or you have a strong family history of early heart disease. Call 999 for chest pain that is severe, spreading or does not settle, or for severe difficulty breathing.