Echocardiography

Echocardiography is the evaluation of the heart using ultrasound and color Doppler. In particular, echocardiography evaluates the heart valves, the main arteries leaving the heart, the thickness of the heart muscles and the contraction of the heart muscles. Echocardiography is the most important test for detecting valvular heart disease. Echocardiography is used to assess the degree of damage to the heart muscle in patients who have had a heart attack. It is a safe and easy to perform technique that provides very important information.