Echocardiogram specialist in Philadelphia

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Echocardiogram its Causes

• Corrielus Cardiology

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An echocardiogram is a diagnostic tool that uses
ultrasound technology. It tests how your heart
beats and pumps blood, and how blood flows in and
through your heart.

• The Corrielus Cardiology team uses
  echocardiograms to diagnose conditions such as
• Congenital heart disease
• Aortic stenosis
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Valvular sclerosis
• Valvular regurgitation
• Cardiomyopathy
• Pericardial effusion
• Coronary artery disease
• Heart attack
• Congestive heart failure

Heart disease causes many deaths for both men and
women in the United States and around the world.
An echocardiogram is a safe, highly effective
study that can help prevent heart disease.
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How does an echocardiogram work?

• An echocardiogram uses sound waves to generate
  moving pictures of your heart.
• The echocardiogram machine has a transducer,
  which is a handpiece that transmits sound waves
  into your chest. The sound waves bounce back to
  the transducer, which relays the information to a
  computer.
• The different patterns made by the sound waves as
  they bounce back off your heart give the
  Corrielus Cardiology team a clear view of your
  heart's size and shape, and how it's functioning.

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What happens when I go for an echocardiogram?

• The procedure can vary depending on which type of
  echocardiogram you're having. The standard test
  is the transthoracic echocardiogram, which is
  just like having an abdominal ultrasound.
• The technician applies a slippery gel to your
  chest and passes the transducer over your skin.
  The gel helps the transducer slide smoothly and
  improves the quality of the images.
• This process shouldn't feel painful, but you
  might experience pressure on your chest if the
  technician needs to press down to get a better
  picture.

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Are there different types of echocardiograms?

• In some cases, you might require a different type
  of echocardiogram, such as a transesophageal
  echocardiogram (TEE). With TEE, the transducer is
  shaped more like a slender probe.
• The technician passes the transducer down your
  throat while you're under sedation. A TEE gets
  closer to your heart, so you might need one if
  your provider at Corrielus Cardiology needs to
  see your heart in more detail.

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When would I need to have an echocardiogram?

• The Corrielus Cardiology team might recommend you
  have an echocardiogram if you have symptoms of
  heart problems such as
• Chest pain
• Atrial fibrillation (fast, irregular heartbeat)
• Presyncope (feeling faint and lightheaded)
• Shortness of breath
• Heart murmur
• Malignant hypertension (dangerously high blood
  pressure)
• You might also need an echocardiogram if you have
  congestive heart failure or suffer a transient
  ischemic attack (TIA or mini-stroke).
• Find out more about echocardiogram and other
  state-of-the-art diagnostic technologies by
  calling Corrielus Cardiology today or booking an
  appointment online.

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