Echocardiography (ECHO)
Echocardiography is a harmless and painless examination used to assess the health of the heart. Similar to ultrasound (USG), this examination utilizes ultrasound, making it entirely safe and suitable for pregnant women. Echocardiography can diagnose various congenital or acquired heart diseases, diabetes, and is essential for those planning chemotherapy examinations or other types of surgical interventions in internal organs. Echocardiography is a completely painless procedure that can be performed on anyone. It is a quick and effective examination to identify the causes of various health problems and illnesses.
Echocardiography can determine:
- Signs of heart inflammation
- Blood flow speed and direction
- Function and condition of heart valves
- Congenital or acquired heart conditions
- Systolic and diastolic heart function
- High blood pressure causes
In the clinic, echocardiography examinations are conducted by by distinguished cardiologists Helen Shafro and Galina Blumental. You can quickly schedule a visit with them by filling out the application form below or by clicking the button on Piearsta.lv button (authorization through the www.piearsta.lv portal), or by calling us at 255 89 505. Various health insurance policies are also accepted for payment.
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Useful Information
We have compiled frequently asked questions about echocardiography, and we hope that this information will be helpful to you. It will help you understand the course of this procedure and better prepare for the upcoming examination.
– If there are complaints about heart rhythm
– Numbness in the limbs
– Elevated blood pressure
– Sensations of pain in the heart area
– Shortness of breath
– Heart murmurs
– After myocarditis
– If there is reduced physical endurance