Melanie Ivanhoe • Feb 13, 2024

What is a heart Health Check?

Heart health check

Do you know what your risk of having a heart attack or stroke is?

Having a regular Heart Health Check with your GP will help you better understand your risk of a heart attack or stroke. 
Most importantly, your GP and nurse can support you to lower this risk. A Heart Health Check is a 20-minute check-up with your GP to assess your risk of having a heart attack or stroke. Heart health checks are covered by Medicare and will be bulk billed at Salisbury Medical Centre.

Who needs a heart health check?

  • All people aged 45–79 years
  • People with diabetes from 35 years
  • First Nations people from 30 years 


What should you expect at your hearth health check?

Discuss

There are many different factors that can all play a part in your risk of developing heart disease. Your GP or nurse may ask about:

  • whether you smoke
  • whether you have diabetes
  • medicines you are taking
  • other health problems
  • your family health history
  • ethnic groups you identify with
  • your postcode.

Check

Your GP or nurse may check your blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels.

Assess

Your GP will work out your chance of having a heart attack or stroke in the next 5 years, using a clinically validated calculator.

Plan

Your GP or nurse will work with you to set a plan to lower your risk of heart attack or stroke. This may involve:

  • ways to make heart-healthy changes to your lifestyle
  • referrals to programs or other health professionals for more support e.g. dietitians
  • prescribing blood pressure or cholesterol lowering medicines.


Please speak to our reception team to arrange an appointment


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