Echocardiogram (Echo) Test
Concept Diagnostics Echo Test in Ahmedabad
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At Concept Diagnostics located at Prahladnagar, Ahmedabad, we provide an echocardiogram, which is a noninvasive procedure. Whose purpose is to assess the anatomy, the function of the heart and nearby blood vessels.
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Echo Test Done
An echocardiogram is a graphic outline of the movement of the heart. It’s a type of ultrasound scan, which involves the transmission of higher frequency sound waves that create echoes when bouncing off to various parts of the body. It gives a computerized picture of the heart which is in action.
Why do I need 2d Echo Test?
- You may need an echocardiogram for further evaluation of symptoms that may suggest following
- Cardiomyopathy- a disease of heart that makes it harder to pump blood and muscle of heart get enlarged, thick or rigid
- Atherosclerosis-a disease of heart that occurs when plaque builds up inside the arteries, which restricts blood flow and forms blood clots
- Congenital heart disease- defect in anatomy of heart that occurs during the formation of the fetus
- Heart valve disease- one or more of the valves in your heart doesn't work properly.The valves can also become leaky with blood flow leaking backwards
- Cardiac tumor- an abnormal growth of tissue on outer surface of the heart or within the chambers of the heart it may be cancerous or non- cancerous in its nature
- Endocarditis- an infection of the heart valves
- Heart failure-where the heart fails to pump enough blood around the body at the right pressure
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Special types of echocardiography
- M-mode echocardiography - measures or shows heart structure, such as pumping chambers of heart, size of heart, thickness of the heart
- 2-D (two-dimensional) echocardiography -indicatesthe actual motion of the heart structures, appears cone-shaped on the monitor, and the real-time motion of the heart's structures can be observed.
- Doppler echocardiography -measure and assess the flow of blood through the heart's chambers and valves.
- 3-D (three-dimensional) echocardiography -real time images allow detailed and precise evaluation of the function of heart by using measurements taken while the heart is throbbing.3-D echo shows magnified vision of the heart's structure and can be used to ascertain the suitable plan of treatment for a person with heart disease.
- Color Doppler - real time images allow detailed and precise evaluation of the function of heart by using measurements taken while the heart is throbbing.3-D echo shows magnified vision of the heart's structure and can be used to ascertain the suitable plan of treatment for a person with heart disease.