12 lead ECG
Your heart rhythm and electrical activity at rest, in about 10 minutes
Often used for palpitations, chest pain, dizziness, checks before treatment
Chest Pain
If you have chest pain that comes and goes, or chest pain that has gone but still worries you, our cardiologist, Dr Ameer Al-Bassam, can work out whether it is coming from your heart, starting with a consultation and an ECG at KONCEPT® in Kingston. If you have chest pain now that does not go away, do not book: call 999.
You could be having a heart attack. Call 999 straight away. Do not drive yourself to A&E.
If you had chest pain in the last 3 days that may have come from your heart and you have not been checked, NICE guidance says you need a same day hospital assessment. Call NHS 111 or your GP today rather than waiting for a clinic appointment.
See a doctor if you have chest pain that comes and goes, or chest pain that goes away quickly but you are still worried. A cardiologist can work out whether it is coming from your heart.
Chest tightness or discomfort that comes on with exercise or stress and eases with rest, which can be a sign of angina.
Chest pain or discomfort that comes and goes and has not been explained.
Chest pain with high blood pressure, raised cholesterol, diabetes, smoking or heart disease in the family.
Chest pain that has gone but still worries you.
Most chest pain is not caused by the heart. Common causes include:
The cardiologist’s job is to find out whether your heart is the cause, and to tell you clearly when it is not.
At KONCEPT® in Kingston, assessment of chest pain starts with your history, an examination and a 12 lead ECG. If the cardiologist thinks your pain could be angina, NICE recommends a CT coronary angiogram, a scan of the arteries that supply your heart. This is done at a hospital or imaging centre, and he refers you to the one you choose.
Blood tests for cholesterol and blood sugar, and an echocardiogram, may also help.
Your heart rhythm and electrical activity at rest, in about 10 minutes
Often used for palpitations, chest pain, dizziness, checks before treatment
Every heartbeat through your normal days and nights
Often used for palpitations, dizzy spells or blackouts that come and go
Your blood pressure through a normal day and night
Often used for confirming or ruling out high blood pressure, checking treatment
The structure, pumping and valves of your heart
Often used for breathlessness, a heart murmur, swollen ankles, an abnormal ECG
A specialist assessment that decides which tests you need
Often used for any heart symptom or concern
A chest pain assessment at KONCEPT® in Kingston starts with a £200 consultation with the cardiologist, and an ECG costs £119, with a report. Further tests are added only if he recommends them, and your total is confirmed in writing first.
Many private medical insurance policies cover a chest pain assessment when it is needed to investigate symptoms, if your policy includes outpatient cover. For your insurer to pay, the clinic and the cardiologist usually both need to be recognised by that insurer, and most insurers ask for a GP or open referral and a pre authorisation number first.
Please call 020 8129 1011 with your insurer and policy number before you book, so we can confirm your cover in writing. If you pay for yourself, no GP referral is needed.
You see Dr Ameer Al-Bassam, a specialist and interventional cardiologist on the GMC Specialist Register for cardiology, who also works in the NHS at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Dr Ameer Al-Bassam
GMC: 7471608
Specialist and interventional cardiologist · Chelsea and Westminster NHS. Clinic dates: call 020 8129 1011.
Read full bio →No. If you have chest pain now that does not go away, call 999. A clinic appointment is for chest pain that comes and goes, or has gone but still worries you.
You cannot always tell from the pain alone. Pain that feels like squeezing or pressure, spreads to your arm, neck, jaw or back, or comes with sweating, sickness or breathlessness needs a 999 call. Pain that comes on with exercise and eases with rest can be angina and should be checked.
Yes. Anxiety and panic attacks can cause chest pain, often with a fast heartbeat, sweating and dizziness. If you are not sure, it is still worth having your heart checked.
No. If you need a CT coronary angiogram, the cardiologist refers you to a hospital or imaging centre of your choice.
No, not if you are paying for yourself. If you are using health insurance, your insurer will usually ask for a referral and a pre authorisation number first.
KONCEPT® Medical Clinic is registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Medical Director Dr Maryam Attarzadeh (GMC 7193218). Page medically reviewed by Dr Maryam Attarzadeh, 29 October 2026.
Clinical information: NHS, chest pain and NICE CG95, recent onset chest pain of suspected cardiac origin.
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