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Heart health checklist

Go through the common risk factors and warning signs of heart disease to see whether a heart check-up is due: it is a checklist, not a risk score or a diagnosis.

Chest pain or pressure right now? Don’t wait to finish this list: call 033 4022 6000.

Risk factors

Are you a man over 45, or a woman over 55?

Do you smoke, or use tobacco in any form, including gutkha, khaini or bidi?

Do you have diabetes?

Do you have high blood pressure?

Do you have high cholesterol?

Did your father or brother have heart disease before 55, or your mother or sister before 65?

Is your waist 90 cm or more (men) or 80 cm or more (women)?

Do you get less than 150 minutes of activity a week, such as brisk walking?

Warning symptoms

Do you have chest pain, pressure or tightness right now?

Do you get chest pain, pressure or tightness when you walk fast, climb stairs or exert yourself?

Do you get breathless on mild effort, such as walking on level ground?

Do you have palpitations (a racing, pounding or uneven heartbeat)?

Have you recently fainted or blacked out?

Enter your details to see your result.

What the numbers mean

What you answeredWhat to do
0 or 1 risk factorKeep it up. After 30, check your blood pressure, sugar and cholesterol every year or two.
2 or 3 risk factorsBook a heart check-up and see a doctor.
4 or more risk factorsSee a cardiologist soon.
Any warning symptomSee a cardiologist soon.
Chest pain right nowCall 033 4022 6000 now.

This checklist counts risk factors; it can’t work out your actual risk. A doctor can, with a check-up and a few tests.

When to see a doctor

  • Chest pain, pressure or tightness that comes on at rest, gets worse or lasts more than a few minutes: call 033 4022 6000 now.
  • Chest discomfort or breathlessness when you walk fast or climb stairs.
  • You have two or more of the risk factors on this list.
  • Palpitations, fainting, or swelling of the feet and ankles.

Talk to a doctor

Bring your numbers to your visit. Our doctors will explain what they mean for you and what to do next.

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This tool is a guide, not a diagnosis; your doctor’s advice comes first. Nothing you type leaves your device.

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