Questions & Answers: CRY Philips Test my Heart tour 09

• A family member has a cardiomyopathy. Does this mean it will be passed on to me?
• After looking at my ECG the doctor now wants to do an ECHO, is something wrong?
• Are there certain sports which are pre-disposed to long QT?
• Can I book an exercise stress test?
• Can I get the same tests done locally, privately?
• Can I get this done on the NHS?
• Can I have an ECG if I'm pregnant?
• Can I still have the test if I have a hangover?
• Can my GP do the test?
• Do I need to bring anything with me for the test?
• Do these tests identify all people at risk?
• Does playing sport cause sudden cardiac death?
• How important is expertise?
• How many people need heart scans?
• I have a family history of high blood pressure. Does that matter?
• I understand there is more than one type of long QT. Can you explain the different types?
• If I don't do much sport will I still be able to get tested?
• If I need to be referred, do I have to travel to London?
• If someone is overweight are they more at risk from these conditions?
• If something is found, how will this affect insurance or mortgages?
• I'm over 35. Can I be screened?
• I'm over 35. Where can I get tested?
• Is every condition you find curable?
• I've heard about CPR. Could you explain how this is effective in dealing with sudden cardiac death?
• My child is 14. Can he she be screened?
• My daughter only wants to see a female technician. Can this be arranged?
• My ECG is normal but I still have symptoms. What should I do?
• My GP doesn't take my concerns seriously. What can I do?
• My son or daughter needs a repeat. Should I be worried?
• Once I have been screened will I need to be screened again?
• Screening identifies risk. Are there different levels of risk?
• Should I book an ECG and ECHO. Why is there a choice of services at the OMI?
• What are the chances of having something wrong?
• What can be learnt from an MRI scan, exercise test, Holter monitor (24 hour ECG)?
• What does it mean to be a carrier?
• What happens if something is found on my ECG?
• What if I have a family history of familial hypercholesterolemia?
• What if I have a family history of ischemic heart disease?
• What is an ICD? What does it do?
• What is SADS?
• What is sudden cardiac death?
• What test will I have and how long will it take? What will they be looking for?
• What will happen if I am found to have a condition?
• When I was younger I was told I have a heart murmur. Does that matter?
• Who will be reading my test?
• Why are some people asked to have an ECHO?
• Why aren't all schools equipped with a defibrillator?
• Why do I need a heart scan?
• Why doesn't CRY screen people over 35?
• Why doesn't CRY screen people under 14?
• Why get tested? I am told there is nothing you can do for me if I am identified.
• Why is it recommended that elite athletes have both an ECG and an ECHO?
• Will I be able to talk to a cardiologist on the day?
• Will I have to stop playing sport?
• Will my doctor be kept informed?
• Would the ECHO pick up anything the ECG would miss?
• You mention there are sometimes symptoms. How important are symptoms?