Cardiac check-up in Paris, in a single appointment

Anyone who wants to take stock of their heart, with or without symptoms. It's recommended for prevention, especially with a risk factor such as high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, smoking or a family history of heart disease, and it's a sensible step before taking up or intensifying a sport. People already followed for a heart condition often use it as a regular review. Because it combines a consultation, an ECG and an echocardiogram in one visit, it gives a broad view of your heart in a single appointment, which is why it's a common starting point for new patients here.

No. The check-up (consultation, ECG and echocardiogram) needs no fasting or special preparation. Eat normally and take your usual medication beforehand. To make the visit smooth, wear something easy to remove for the upper body, since the echocardiogram and the ECG electrodes need access to the chest, and skip creams or oils on the skin that day. Bringing recent results (a previous ECG, echocardiogram or blood tests) helps the cardiologist compare over time. Arrive on time with your documents and medication list, and that's it.

Around thirty to forty-five minutes in total, covering the consultation, the ECG and the echocardiogram in one appointment. The ECG itself takes seconds to a few minutes; the echocardiogram, generally fifteen to thirty minutes; the rest is history-taking and explaining results. Grouping the consultation and the two key tests into one visit spares you several separate appointments. If something needs a further test, such as a Holter or a stress test, the cardiologist arranges it, but the check-up itself stays a single, efficient visit.

It's a sensible precaution before taking up or stepping up a sport, especially after 40, after a long break, or with risk factors like high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes or a family history. The consultation, ECG and echocardiogram let the cardiologist confirm your heart can handle the effort, and a stress test can be added when useful. For an ambitious goal, such as a half-marathon or a trail, it gives you a safe base to train from. The cardiologist advises which assessment fits your sport and your profile, so you start or resume with confidence rather than guesswork.

It depends on your age, your risk factors and any known heart condition. As a general guide, people with risk factors (high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, family history) benefit from a regular check-up, with the interval set by the cardiologist. If you're already followed for a heart condition, it's part of routine monitoring, often yearly. Before resuming or intensifying sport, it's worthwhile regardless of when the last one was. The cardiologist tells you when your next one should be, based on what the current one shows.

No. The ECG simply records your heart's electrical activity through electrodes on the skin, nothing injected, nothing to feel. The echocardiogram is an ultrasound: the cardiologist moves a probe over the chest with a little gel, no radiation, no discomfort. You simply lie relaxed while the tracing and images are recorded. If anything worries you beforehand, the secretariat or the cardiologist can explain exactly how each step works.

For examinations carried out at the practice, your results are interpreted by the doctor and sent to you once the medical analysis is complete.

A prescription from your doctor is generally required to carry out complementary examinations. If in doubt, our secretariat is available to advise you.

A consultation alone is a clinical assessment: history, examination and advice, with tests prescribed if needed. A cardiac check-up goes further, grouping that consultation with a resting ECG and an echocardiogram in the same appointment, giving you an assessment of both the electrical activity and the structure of your heart in one visit. It's the more thorough option for prevention or a full review; a consultation alone may suit a focused question or a routine follow-up. The cardiologist can advise which fits your situation.

The ECG is one of the two tests here. It records your heart's electrical activity through small electrodes on the chest, arms and legs, letting the cardiologist analyse the rhythm and detect conduction problems or signs that may suggest strain on the heart muscle. It's quick and painless, and often the first clue if a rhythm disorder is present. Because a single ECG captures only a moment, the cardiologist may add a Holter recording afterwards if an intermittent problem is suspected, but on its own, it's a valuable, immediate part of the check-up.

The imaging half of the check-up. Using ultrasound and no radiation, it shows the heart in motion, letting the cardiologist assess the size and function of the chambers, the strength of the heart muscle, and the state of the valves. It's how conditions such as valve disease or heart failure get screened for or followed. Painless, and usually fifteen to thirty minutes. Combined with the ECG and the consultation, it assesses both the structure and the function of your heart.

Use the online booking button on this page, or call the secretariat and mention you'd like a cardiac check-up so we can plan enough time for the consultation, ECG and echocardiogram together. Bring previous cardiology results and your medication list, and wear something easy to remove for the upper body. New patients are welcome, whether for prevention, before sport, or a regular review. If you have urgent symptoms rather than a planned check-up, such as lasting chest pain, treat it as an emergency and call 15 (SAMU) or 112 instead of booking.