ECHO/Echocardiography ?

Echocardiography is a non-invasive procedure that uses sound waves to create images of the heart. It takes the picture of your heart from different angles. It is done with a cardiac probe on an ultrasound machine. It is very safe procedure .

Use of the Echocardiography ?

Echo cardiography is used to assess :

• Dimensions of the heart
• Chamber enlargement in the heart
• ejection fraction of the heart
• Valves of the heart like the mitral valve, aortic valve, tricuspid valve, and pulmonary valve
• The thickness of the heart wall
• Pericardium
• Aorta
• Pulmonary artery
• Tumor or clot inside the heart

How Echo Cardiography is done ?

For an Echocardiogram. You will be asked to lie on a hospital table or a bed. You will be provided with a gown to wear as all clothing from the waist up must be removed. The test is conducted lying down on a bed. A gel is then applied to the chest in order to take images Then Either Cardiologist or the Physiologist will move the probe to and fro, left and right to get better quality images .