Ultrasound examination of heart in Kharkov

One of the most informative and affordable methods for diagnosing heart dysfunction is ultrasound examination or echocardiography. Such examination is absolutely safe for body and can be carried out even for pregnant women and newborns.

The procedure is highly accurate and allows to determine the following:

• organ size;
• condition of all valves, their mobility and contractility;
• heart muscle parameters;
• ventricular wall thickness;
• deflate rate;
• blood flow velocity;
• regurgitations;
• tension in cardiac chambers;
• inefficiency of valvular heart apparatus .

Heart examination is considered a mandatory procedure to be performed once or twice a year, even in the absence of complaints. Preventive diagnostics will help to recognize pathologies of the cardiovascular system at early stages.

Medical Center "ON Clinic Kharkiv" has modern equipment allowing to determine accurately the slightest malfunctions of internals. Using the advanced ultrasound apparatus, our specialists are able to quickly identify dangerous diseases.

No additional preparation is needed for heart ultrasonography. The only restriction is to refrain from caffeinated drinks alcohol before examination.

Organ diagnostics is carried out by appointment of the patient at medical center "ON Clinic Kharkiv". Examination results are issued immediately after the session. Sonologist performs detailed interpretation of the heart ultrasound readings. Timely detected disease and effective treatment contribute to a speedy recovery.

Heart ultrasonography procedure

Ultrasound examination of heart is an absolutely painless procedure. Before session, a patient needs to strip to the waist, and then lie on the back. After that, doctor applies a driving gel on the skin and leans the transabdominal sensor to the area of organ under examination. Ultrasound apparatus allows to visualize the heart, blood vessels, transmitting the image to monitor. During the examination, the doctor may ask the patient to change the position of body (for example, roll over on his left side).

The results of heart ultrasonography are affected by age, gender and co-existent diseases. All these factors are necessarily considered and recorded by doctor in his conclusion. We conduct this type of ultrasound examination for patients from 8 years old (accompanied by adult).

Heart diagnostics lasts within 30 minutes. During this time, the doctor examines the organ in detail and gets a complete picture of the patient’s health status.

Heart ultrasonography in Kharkiv at medical center "ON Clinic Kharkiv" is carried out by highly qualified specialists. Our doctors guarantee a responsible and attentive attitude to each patient.

Indications for heart ultrasonography

Ultrasound examination is prescribed in the following cases:

• shortness of breath;
• arterial hyper- and hypotension;
• chest pain;
• limb numbness;
• cardiac rhythm disorder;
• headaches;
• hand or leg succulents.

It is also recommended to perform heart ultrasonography during sports, pregnancy planning and during pregnancy. For examination make an appointment with the ultrasound diagnostics doctor at medical center "ON Clinic Kharkiv". For this purpose call by phone number specified on the site or fill in a simple form "Fixing an appointment".