Cardiac Ultrasound: Echocardiography

Cardiac Ultrasound which is also known as Echocardiography is routinely used in the diagnosis, management, and follow-up of patients with ay suspected or known heart disease.

It allows the doctor to monitor how the heart and its valves are functioning. 

Yet, Echocardiography can be performed to assess a variety of heart conditions, including heart murmurs, heart muscle damage in people who have had a heart attack, and heart infections. It is also recommended if the patient has a history of abnormal heart sounds, shortness of breath, palpitations, angina ( chest pain), or stroke. It is very useful in diagnosing heart valve problems. 

Which ultrasound scanner is the best for cardiac diagnosis?

The movement and rotation of the Ultrasound Scanner 3in1-CLC2CD allow you to see clearly the different heart structures on the screen. It is a device that can dynamically display the structure of the heart cavity, heartbeat, and blood flow. Cardiac ultrasound should be performed with a low-frequency probe that has a small footprint that can fit between the ribs (the phased array is ideal). This why SONOSIF’s Research and Development team always recommends the 3in1-CLC2CD to our cardiologist clients.

Cardiac ultrasound is also the only instrument that can visually indicate valve lesions. Its inspection and measurement can help doctors determine whether the valve is working properly, whether there is an injury, how severe it is, and whether conservative or surgical treatment is required depending on the lesion.

In patients with coronary artery disease, Ultrasound provides a visual indication of myocardial movement (such as the reduced diffuse movement of the left ventricular wall) and cardiac function status, indirectly remind clinicians of the possible location of myocardial ischemia.

Moreover, Echocardiograms are considered very safe. Unlike other imaging techniques such as X-rays, echocardiograms do not use radiation. It may reveal abnormalities like damage to the heart muscle, heart defects, abnormal cardiac chamber size, problems with pumping function, stiffness of the heart, valve problems, clots in the heart, problems with blood flow to the heart, etc…

Besides, Cardiac Ultrasound is also used for intraoperative monitoring. During the medical procedure and interventional therapy, transesophageal echocardiography is used to discuss and supplement preoperative determination to compensate for the weaknesses of transthoracic assessment; prompt assessment of the impact during a medical procedure such as valvuloplasty and replacement surgery. Intraoperative constant guides the insignificantly obtrusive impediment measure; monitoring heart changes during a medical procedure and recognize intraoperative entanglements early. 

In other words, Cardiac Ultrasound can improve the quality of the surgery, decrease surgical trauma, and shorten the surgery time. 

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