Heart Test
The Heart Foundation of Jamaica is the only independent, registered non-profit, non-governmental organization that provides both basic and advanced screening for heart disease at a subsidized rate in Jamaica. Our screening options are categorized as either Basic or Advanced tests which are broken down below;
Basic Test:
Includes initial screening of the heart and blood work to assess whether or not the patient is at risk for heart disease.
- Blood Pressure Check
- Weight Check
- Urinalysis/Kidney Test
- Body Fat Analysis
- Hemoglobin
- HBA1C
- Waist Circumference
- Body Mass Index
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Total Cholesterol
- Cholesterol Profile
Advanced Test:
Is done after the initial screening, patients are usually referred by their doctors for further testing.
- Troponin Test
- Pacemaker Evaluation
- Mobile Echocardiogram
- Mobile Holter Monitor
- 24 hr Holter Monitor
- 48 hr Holter Monitor
- Stress ECG / Treadmill
- Stress Echocardiogram
- Dobutamine Stress Echocardiogram
- Bubble Echocardiogram
- 24 hr Ambulatory Blood Pressure
- INR (International Normalized Ratio)