Does the assessment include a Stress test (Exercise Stress Test)?

The stress test was a staple of screening programs in previous years but has been replaced now by a more nuanced and personalised approach to your cardiovascular risk profile. Unfortunately, the stress test is not an accurate test at assessing your actual current risk as patients can pass the test and still have underlying disease. At Minerva we calculate your Qrisk score, an internationally validated tool for cardiovascular disease and if your score is elevated, we will refer on to our cardiology consultant colleagues in the Hermitage for further tests and review will may include more in-depth tests such as a CT Coronary Angiogram. Our aim is to avoid doing unnecessary tests on people who are at low risk and who do not need them, but rather to refer those populations who are at risk for more sensitive and accurate cardiovascular testing.