Cardiovascular & Lung Function Screening

The three diagnostic tests offered as a combined screening package at SPEA Olomouc span two clinical domains — cardiac rhythm and vascular patency, and respiratory function — and together provide a meaningful non-invasive health snapshot that requires no blood draw, no fasting, and no special preparation. Each test is also available individually at published self-pay prices.

The resting 12-lead ECG is the most widely used cardiac diagnostic test in clinical medicine. Recorded in seconds by placing adhesive electrodes on the chest, wrists, and ankles, it captures the electrical activation sequence of the heart from twelve distinct perspectives simultaneously. The ECG can identify arrhythmias (atrial fibrillation, ventricular ectopy, bradycardia, tachycardia), conduction blocks (bundle branch blocks, atrioventricular blocks),…

The ankle-brachial index (ABI) is a ten-minute non-invasive test for peripheral arterial disease (PAD) — the narrowing of the arteries supplying the legs, which is associated with cardiovascular risk and, in advanced cases, with claudication pain and critical limb ischaemia. The test uses standard blood pressure cuffs placed on the upper arms and ankles simultaneously; the ratio of ankle-to-arm systolic pressure is the ABI. A value below 0.9 is diagnostic…