WHAT IS AN ECHOCARDIOGRAM?
An echocardiograph (also known as a Cardiac Ultrasound) is a non-invasive procedure by which it is possible to ascertain the structure and function of the heart by transmitting ultrasound waves through the chest wall via a transducer and analysing the images reflected back from the heart and great vessels. It is one of the most valuable investigations in Cardiology and allows important structures such as the valves of the heart to be imaged, as well as the size of the cardiac chambers and the thickness of their walls. It also allows the function of the heart muscle to be studied accurately; this has important applications in people who have had a heart attack or have cardiac failure.
An echocardiograph (also known as a Cardiac Ultrasound) is a non-invasive procedure by which it is possible to ascertain the structure and function of the heart by transmitting ultrasound waves through the chest wall via a transducer and analysing the images reflected back from the heart and great vessels. It is one of the most valuable investigations in Cardiology and allows important structures such as the valves of the heart to be imaged, as well as the size of the cardiac chambers and the thickness of their walls. It also allows the function of the heart muscle to be studied accurately; this has important applications in people who have had a heart attack or have cardiac failure.