Better2Know Heart & cholesterol

Advanced Heart Health Screen

A cardiovascular risk screen combining cholesterol subtypes, apolipoproteins, homocysteine and two inflammation markers, collected at a clinic or by a home nurse visit. Suited to people with heart-disease risk factors wanting more than a standard cholesterol check.

Sample
Blood
Collection
Venous draw at clinic or nurse visit
Results in
3 days
Biomarkers
1
Tests for
  • Advanced Heart Health

Test specifications

Provider
Better2Know
Sample type
blood
Collection method
venous draw at clinic or nurse visit
Turnaround time
3 days
Biomarkers tested
1
At-home test
No
Doctor reviewed
No
Gender focus
Both

What's tested

1 biomarker as listed by Better2Know.

  • Advanced Heart Health

About this test

This panel is built around markers commonly used to assess cardiovascular risk: LDL, HDL, non-HDL cholesterol and triglycerides for the core lipid picture, apolipoprotein A and B and lipoprotein(a) for a closer look at particle-level risk, homocysteine, and two inflammation markers, C-reactive protein and Lp-PLA2 (PLAC), which are commonly used to flag additional cardiovascular risk. In our data this is recorded as a single grouped test entry rather than a line-by-line panel, even though the provider names ten separate markers in its own description.

There is no comparison group recorded for this specific listing, so we cannot say how its price or depth compares with named peers. Its value for money score does reflect that, among the broader set of similarly sized heart health tests we track, £495 sits well above the typical range, though we do not have a named comparison group for this specific listing to check that against directly.

The clarity and trust-signal scores are unaffected by this: the listing itself publishes a full description, sample type, collection choices and a stated turnaround, and results are not doctor-reviewed as standard, which holds back the results and follow-up score. Collection convenience scores in the middle, since it still requires a venous draw even though a home nurse visit is offered.

Who is it for?

This suits people with cardiovascular risk factors, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes or a family history of heart disease, who want a broader risk picture than standard cholesterol testing and are comfortable with a venous blood draw either at a clinic or via a home nurse visit.

Because this listing has no recorded comparison group, we cannot point you to a specific cheaper or more comprehensive alternative. If you would rather collect your own sample without a clinic or nurse visit, this is not the option: it requires a venous draw either way.

How it works

This test uses a venous blood sample, taken either at a clinic or by a nurse who visits you. The sample is sent to the provider's laboratory for analysis, and results are typically ready within 3 working days of the sample arriving. You can view your results through the provider's secure online patient area, and its Patient Services team contacts you once they are ready. Results are not doctor-reviewed as standard.

Pros & cons

Pros

  • Covers ten cardiovascular markers in one test, spanning lipids, apolipoproteins and inflammation
  • Collection choice of a clinic visit or a home nurse visit, rather than one fixed route
  • Results are typically ready within 3 working days of the sample reaching the lab

Cons

  • At £495, one of the pricier tests in our heart health category, with no named comparison group to check that against
  • Requires a venous blood draw; there is no self-collect finger-prick option
  • Results are not doctor-reviewed as standard
  • Recorded in our data as a single bundled marker rather than the ten individually named in the provider's own description

Our editorial score

Compare Health Test Score Cardiovascular panel with clinic or nurse-visit collection
Editorial confidence: 9.0/10

Ten cardiovascular risk markers are bundled into this single named panel, with collection at a clinic or by a home nurse visit. At £495 it has no recorded comparison group in our data, so we cannot say how it prices against similar heart tests. Results are not doctor-reviewed as standard.

Score breakdown

  • Clarity and documentation 9.0/10

    The listing publishes a detailed description, the full biomarker list, a stated turnaround, clear collection options, the sample type; it does not state what the report looks like.

  • Clinical depth 5.7/10

    1 biomarkers, placing it in the 20th percentile of heart health tests we track.

  • Collection convenience 5.0/10

    Requires a venous draw at a clinic; a home nurse visit is offered; results in around 3 days, in line with or faster than similar tests.

  • Results and follow-up 3.0/10

    Results are not doctor-reviewed and no consultation is included; the provider does not describe the report format.

  • Trust signals 6.5/10

    Trustpilot 4.2 from 775 reviews; CQC registered; trading 18+ years.

  • Value for money 2.0/10

    £495.00 against a median of £125.00 for the 27 similarly sized heart health tests we track (+296%).

Calculated 13 September 2026 from the facts we hold about this test and provider, using our published scoring formula. Scores are not hand-edited.

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