HEART TEST AND MORE
He specialised at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands and then worked in various clinics in the Netherlands. He has been working in Guatemala and then settled in Benissa since 1994. He collaborates with several universities directing rotations in Family Medicine. What he likes most about working in Spain is the freedom to organise the timetable to see patients, which means enough time to dedicate to all patients without overloaded schedules.
Max Meertens is open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9.15 am - 1 pm, always by appointment in order to be able to serve everyone well and to avoid waiting time.
REAL TESTIMONIES
SERVICES
The essential heart test: quick, painless and with immediate medical assessment.
Measure your lung capacity to diagnose and manage respiratory problems.
All diagnostic tests for primary care, carried out at the same centre and with no waiting times.
FAQs
An electrocardiogram records the heart’s electrical activity and helps to detect arrhythmias, irregular heart rhythms, signs of a previous heart attack, enlargement of the heart chambers and other heart problems. It is the standard cardiac test carried out during any cardiological check-up.
It doesn’t hurt at all. Adhesive electrodes are placed on your chest, arms and legs whilst you are lying down, and the recording takes just a few minutes. In total, the whole test takes about 10 minutes and the doctor will discuss the results with you during the same appointment.
Yes. You can book an appointment directly and have an ECG done privately, without a referral, and receive your results and report straight away. Many patients request this as part of a health check-up or before taking up a sport.
If you experience palpitations, unusual tiredness or dizziness; if you have high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol or a family history of heart problems; or if you are about to start intense exercise after the age of 40. If you experience sudden, severe chest pain, do not wait to see a doctor: call 112.
In addition to electrocardiograms, we carry out spirometry (lung function tests), audiometry (hearing tests), INR tests with immediate results, and blood, urine and stool tests in our own laboratory. Most results are available the following day, and urgent results are available the same morning.
Yes. We provide services in Spanish, English, Dutch, German and French, so that you can fully understand your test results and the doctor’s recommendations.
