ECHO

ECHO

Echocardiography (ECHO, cardiac ultrasound) is a diagnostic method that uses ultrasonic sound waves to examine various structures and functions of heart. It is the most important examination to make diagnosis of following conditions:Echocardiography (ECHO, cardiac ultrasound) is a diagnostic method that uses ultrasonic sound waves to examine various structures and functions of heart. It is the most important examination to make diagnosis of following conditions:

•   Diagnosis and causes of heart failure
•   Diseases of heart valves,
•   Congenital heart diseases,
•   Masses inside the heart (tumor and clot etc.)
•   Diseases of myocardium (heart muscle) and pericardium (the membrane that surrounds heart)