Echo Cardiography
Echo Cardiography
Echocardiography or 2D-echo is a painless test that uses sound waves to create moving pictures of your heart and can show structural abnormality if any present. This test allows your doctor to monitor the shape & size of the heart and how well the chambers & valves are functioning. Echo can pinpoint areas of the heart muscle that aren’t contracting well because of poor blood flow or injury from a previous heart attack. It can detect blood clots inside the heart and fluid buildup in the sac around the heart.
A doctor may recommend this test if you have signs and symptoms such as shortness of breath and swelling in the legs, which are possible signs of a heart disease. Echo test is supportive in not only diagnosing major heart issues but also monitoring improvement.
At Universal diagnostics following echocardiography tests are performed
Fetal Echo
Fetal echocardiography uses ultrasound to assess an unborn baby's heart, detecting congenital defects, rhythm abnormalities, and other conditions.
Neonatal Echo
Neonatal echocardiography evaluates newborns' heart structures and function, identifying congenital heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, and other early-life cardiac conditions.
Adult Echo
Adult echocardiography examines heart function, structure, and blood flow, diagnosing conditions like valve disorders, heart failure, and cardiomyopathies in adults.