Do I need to have any special preparations for a Cardiac CT Health Check?

There are some CT examinations which do require preparation and this will be confirmed at the time of scheduling your appointment and in your confirmation letter.

Once your booking enquiry for a Cardiac CT Health Check is received, a member of our bookings team will contact you within 24 hours to explain more about the scan and how to prepare for the scan. A letter containing written instructions for the CT cardiac angiogram preparation will be sent by email.

Preparation includes avoiding eating or drinking anything that contains caffeine (e.g. coffee, tea, fizzy drinks, chocolate etc.) for at least 12 hours before your appointment. Otherwise, you may eat as normally until at least 4 hours before your appointment and you can drink water until 2 hours prior to your procedure.

We will also ask you to bring a list of any of the medications you are currently taking with you to your CT scan appointment.