Heart circulation and blood pressure
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- Home blood-pressure readings
Learn how to take useful home blood-pressure readings, what to record and how a HerDoc GP can help. Understand when readings or symptoms need urgent local care.
- Can a mammogram also check my heart health?
Not as part of routine breast screening yet. Australian researchers have developed a tool that uses mammogram images and a woman’s age to estimate her risk of future heart and blood vessel problems. It could eventually add a heart-health assessment to breast screening, but it still needs further testing. For now, speak with your GP about checking your heart health separately. Australian Government research update.