Echocardiography: Heart Imaging and Diagnosis Explained
What Is Echocardiography?
Non-invasive ultrasound imaging of the heart and its structures. Diagnoses:
- Congenital heart defects
- Heart failure
- Valvular heart disease
- Myocarditis
- Pericarditis
- Aortic dissection
Procedure Steps
- Patient lies down, wears gown.
- Transducer placed on chest emitting ultrasound waves.
- Transducer moved to capture heart images.
- Images displayed on monitor for evaluation.
- Echocardiogram stored for reference.
Benefits
Safe, painless, non-invasive; provides vital structural/functional heart information for all ages.
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