ECHOCARDIOGRAM
ECHOCARDIOGRAM
Echocardiogram, commonly referred to as Echo, is a medical test that examines the heart’s valves and chambers for potential issues. During the test, a Sonographer or Cardiologist will use a transducer to capture ultrasound images of the heart by placing it on the chest. The procedure is non-invasive, painless, and ultrasound-based, and it does not expose the patient to harmful X-ray radiation. It
INDICATIONS FOR ECHOCARDIOGRAM
- Heart Murmurs
- Chest Pain or Shortness of Breath
- Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathies
- Valvular Heart Diseases
- Congenital Heart Defects
- Monitoring Heart Function and Treatment Progress
- Cardiac Emboli
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Left Ventricular Dysfunction
- Infective Endocarditis
WHAT ULTRASOUND CAN DETERMINE
- Atherosclerosis
- Cardiomyopathy
- Congenital heart disease
- Heart failure
- Aneurysm Heart valve disease Cardiac tumor
- Pericarditis
- Pericardial effusion or tamponade
- Atrial or septal wall defects
- Shunts