Cardilog Care
Talk to a cardiologist online
Blood pressure questions rarely fit inside a short appointment. This is an unhurried video consult with a cardiologist, about your readings, your medication, and whatever has been on your mind.
Before we can match you with the right person, we need to understand a little about you. Here is what happens next.
Step 1
You tell us what’s going on
A handful of short questions, one at a time. Your symptoms, your notes and your name are all optional — skip anything you would rather not answer.
Step 2
We match you with a cardiologist
Someone who can see you where you are, and who reads what you wrote before the two of you meet.
Step 3
You speak by video
At a time you pick, shown in your own timezone. We email you the link once it is confirmed.
- What you write is read by the cardiologist and the care team arranging your consult — nobody else.
- This sends a request, not a confirmed appointment. We come back to you within one business day.
- Nothing here replaces care from your own doctor, and it is not for anything urgent.
What is an online cardiologist consult?
An online cardiologist consult is a scheduled video appointment with a heart specialist, held from home instead of in a clinic. Cardilog Care asks a few short questions about how you have been feeling, then arranges an unhurried video consult about your blood pressure readings, your medication and your symptoms. It is a request rather than a confirmed appointment, and it does not replace care from your own doctor.
Blood pressure rarely gets the time it needs inside a standard appointment. A telehealth cardiology consult is longer, and the cardiologist reads what you wrote before the two of you meet — so the conversation starts from your actual readings rather than from a single number taken in a waiting room.
What a cardiologist can help with over video
- Reviewing your readings. What the pattern across weeks actually means, rather than what one measurement says.
- Medication. Dosage, side effects, or whether what you are on is still the right fit.
- A second opinion. You already have a diagnosis or a plan and want another perspective on it.
- Something new. Palpitations, dizziness, swelling or fatigue you have not had looked at yet.
- Long-term risk. Family history, lifestyle, and what is worth doing now.
What cannot happen over video is anything hands-on — an ECG, an echocardiogram, blood tests or a physical examination. A video consult is often the step that works out which of those you need, and who should arrange them.
What to have ready before your consult
- A week of readings. Twice daily, morning and evening, rather than one number. A printable blood pressure log works, and so does anything you have been recording in Cardilog.
- Your medication list. Names and doses, including anything over the counter or herbal.
- Your monitor’s make and model. Cuff size and validation change how readings should be interpreted — our guide to home blood pressure monitors covers which ones are clinically validated.
- Your questions, written down. It is easy to forget them once the call starts.
If you are not sure whether your numbers warrant a specialist at all, the blood pressure calculator will tell you which category a reading falls into, and the blood pressure chart shows how the stages are defined.
Where you can talk to a cardiologist online
This is an early pilot and we are gauging demand before opening it more widely. You can register interest from Australia, New Zealand, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, India, South Africa, or tell us you are somewhere else. Whether a consult can actually be arranged depends on clinician availability and on the licensing rules where you live, which is why we reply by email rather than confirming a time on the spot.
When to call emergency services instead
This is not an emergency service. If you have chest pain or pressure, severe shortness of breath, fainting, sudden weakness or numbness, or trouble speaking, call your local emergency number now — 000 in Australia, 911 in the US, 999 in the UK, 112 across the EU. The same applies to a reading at or above 180/120 alongside any of those symptoms. Do not wait for a scheduled consult.
Frequently asked questions
Can you talk to a cardiologist online?
Yes. A cardiologist can review your blood pressure history, your medication and your symptoms over a video call, and much of what happens in a first cardiology appointment is conversation rather than physical examination. What cannot be done remotely is anything hands-on — an ECG, an echocardiogram, blood tests or a physical exam — so a video consult is often the step that decides which of those you actually need.
What kind of doctor treats high blood pressure?
For most people it is a GP or primary care doctor, who diagnoses and treats the large majority of high blood pressure. A cardiologist is the specialist you see when blood pressure stays high on treatment, when readings swing unusually, when there are heart symptoms alongside the numbers, or when you want a specialist opinion on a plan you are already on. Some regions also have dedicated hypertension specialists.
Do you need a referral to see a cardiologist?
It depends where you are. In Australia and the United Kingdom a GP referral is normally required for a specialist consult to attract a Medicare rebate or an NHS appointment. In the United States it varies by insurer — many plans allow you to see a specialist directly, while others require a referral first. Tell us where you are in the first question and we will explain what applies before anything is arranged.
What can a cardiologist help with over video?
Reviewing a run of blood pressure readings and explaining what the pattern means. Talking through medication — dosage, side effects, or whether it is still the right fit. Giving a second opinion on a diagnosis or plan you already have. Looking at new symptoms such as palpitations, dizziness or swelling. Working out what is worth doing now to lower long-term risk.
What should I have ready before a blood pressure video consult?
Bring a run of home readings rather than a single number — around a week of twice-daily measurements is what most guidelines ask for. Have the name and dose of every medication you take, including anything over the counter. Know the make and model of your monitor, since cuff size and validation affect how the numbers are read. Write down what you most want answered, because it is easy to forget in the moment.
How soon will I hear back?
A member of the Cardilog care team replies by email within one business day. Submitting the form sends a request, not a confirmed appointment — the time you pick is the one we try to arrange, and we confirm it with you before anything is locked in. Times are offered on weekdays and shown in your own timezone.
Which countries is this available in?
This is an early pilot, and we are gauging demand before opening it more widely. You can currently register interest from Australia, New Zealand, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland and 14 other countries, or tell us you are somewhere else. Where a consult can actually be arranged depends on clinician availability and on the licensing rules in your country, which is why we come back to you by email rather than confirming a time straight away.
When should I go to emergency instead of requesting a consult?
Go now, or call your local emergency number, if you have chest pain or pressure, severe shortness of breath, fainting, sudden weakness or numbness, or trouble speaking. The same applies to a reading at or above 180/120 alongside any of those symptoms. A scheduled consult is for the unhurried conversation about a pattern in your readings — it is never the right response to something happening right now.
Submitting this form requests a consult — it does not confirm one. A member of the Cardilog care team will contact you by email to arrange the time. Cardilog helps you understand your heart health and does not provide a diagnosis or replace care from your own doctor. Consults are delivered by registered medical practitioners; who you speak to depends on where you are.
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