A 2D Echocardiogram is a test that uses ultrasound to take a picture of the heart. A probe is placed on the chest or in the esophagus, and high-frequency sound waves – higher than the human ear can pick up – are sent into the body towards the heart. As the sound goes through the different areas of the body, part of it bounces back to the probe and is interpreted by the ultrasound machine into images of the heart and its blood flow.
This test allows your doctor to monitor how your heart and its valves are functioning. The images can help them spot:
Blood clots in the heart
Fluid in the sac around the heart.
Problems with the aorta, which is the main artery connected to the heart.
An echocardiogram is key in determining the health of the heart muscle, especially after a heart attack. It can also reveal heart defects in unborn babies.
Taking an echocardiogram is painless. There are only risks in very rare cases with certain types of echocardiograms.
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