What is the doppler echocardiogram?
Doppler echocardiogram is a medical test used to determine the flow and speed of blood into the heart and from the heart. Doppler technique uses high -frequency ultrasound to create a color image of the heart. The contrast dye can be introduced into the heart chambers to determine blood speed, if necessary for medical determination. Results of speed via the doppler echocardiogram are also used to compare blood flow from the right and left ventricles and localization of heart valve leakage, if present.
conditions that can be discovered through the doppler echocardiogram include valve insufficiency, arterial stenosis and arterial blockade. The procedure can also be detected insufficient or abnormal blood flow to and from the heart. The test is not limited to diagnostic use, but is also used to measure disease progress. For example, it can detect changes in a normally benign state called Mitral valve detection by detecting an elevated flow or leak into a valve, what may requireT surgery. Different conditions may require additional tests after the doppler echocardiogram.
Doppler echocardiogram can be performed in a hospital, medical office or medical test facilities. The machine is small and portable and is usually mounted on a small table with wheels to push the room into the room. The lights of the room are muted when performing the test. This allows the technician better visual when it leads an ultrasonic wand over the heart and valve area. Patients are not exposed to any radiation during the doppler echocardiogram.
The test is carried out by a trained medical technician and read by a radiologist; The results are then sent to the order cardiologist. Preparation for the test is simple. Patients are asked to allow approximately an hour for the procedure. They should continue their regular medicines if the doctor does not say them to do it differently because of further testing scheduled before or after DoppLer's echocardiogram. Patients are often asked to arrive about 15 minutes before the test to fill in paperwork and provide insurance information.
Aftercare is not necessary after the doppler echocardiogram. Patients return to normal activities immediately, unless it is their doctor because of suspected heart disease. The results of the Doppler echocardiogram generally take about 48 hours to get by phone or during the subsequent test. Doppler Echocradiogram, which suggests health, usually triggers subsequent appointment, further testing and treatment plan.