What is an ECHO?
An echocardiogram, or ECHO , sends safe sound waves into your chest, which then receives the echoes. The reflect data is translated into images on a screen. hich shows the shape, size, and function of your heart muscle and valves. This test is safe, painless. Can done at any time, without fasting.
What are the benefits of ECHO?
Suitable for patients with shortness of breath, fatigue, swelling. Which cause by heart disease. This method will help doctors diagnose heart disease by examining together with other methods such as cardiac CT scan, coronary angiography, in order to diagnose heart disease accurately. It is usually a disease related to the functioning, contraction of the heart muscle, function of the heart valves, blood flow in the heart, blood clot formation in the heart, size of the heart chamber, and the position of the blood vessels entering and leaving the heart.
How to prepare for the examination?
This examination method is consider very safe. There is no need to prepare in advance. There is no need to fast or abstain from food. However, in case of taking medication, it is necessary to inform the doctor or nurse in advance because it may affect the examination results and the functioning of the heart. Before the examination, the staff will ask you to change your clothes.
If you are a woman, you must remove your bra first. The staff will attach equipment to monitor the electrocardiogram. This examination method is a specialized examination that must be under the care of a cardiologist. The examination takes about 30-45 minutes. Usually no more than 1 hour. The examination can repeat as often as the doctor sees fit. The examination repeat several times in the same day without causing side effects.