It is the use of high-frequency waves directed to the heart area and receiving the reflected sound back, which will create an image displayed on the screen. This is to assess the function during both heart contraction and relaxation, blood flow, valve opening and closing, heart muscle function, and pathology of the pericardium. This allows doctors to diagnose, treat, and monitor treatment outcomes, especially congenital heart disease, valve deformities, and abnormal heart muscle conditions.
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To evaluate the heart’s condition in the following cases:
– Heart wall rupture
– Valve stenosis
– Valve regurgitation
– Artificial valve placement
– Valve prolapse
– Valve inflammation
– Thickened heart muscle
– Abnormal pericardial disease
