Renal & Bladder
Renal & Bladder
									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