Transthoracic echocardiography

Transthoracic echocardiography

Dr. Marwarid Dadres
Dr. Marwarid Dadres
Tehran
Echocardiography ** or TTE helps the doctor to evaluate the overall health of the heart... Heart and heart problems are treated with the help of this test... This test uses ultrasound waves (sound waves) take pictures of the heart... and the person can do their usual activities immediately after... Echocardiography?... **Transthoracic echocardiography** (**TTE**) is a test that images the waves from the heart... This test is the most common type of **heart echocardiography**... In this test, the doctor can see the heart, four chambers, four heart valves and blood vessels see adjacent to it....
- Assessment of heart health before or after diagnosis and treatment of heart diseases....- Identification of the cause of some symptoms....- Screening and diagnosis of possible heart diseases.... **Transthoracic echocardiography** can evaluate heart health in the following cases: - Check the heart valves - Determining the blood pumping rate of the heart - Measurement of blood pressure and blood flow speed in the heart - Measuring the size and shape of the heart chambers This test can identify causes of symptoms of heart disorders, such as: - Chest pain - Edema (swelling) - Heart murmur - shortness of breath TTE is useful for screening, diagnosing, or monitoring certain medical conditions, such as: - Aortic aneurysm or aortic dissection - Blood clotting - Changes in electrocardiogram (ECG) results.. - Congenital heart diseases - Heart failure - Heart valve disease - Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - Tumors (heart cancer) If you have symptoms of heart trouble, you can consult online with Dr. Marwarid Dadres in the Mavaratb system.... This consultation will help you to shorten the stages of your diagnosis and treatment without traveling the distance and the problems of seeing a doctor.... What is the difference between transthoracic echocardiography and transesophageal echocardiography? Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and echocardiography (TEE).... TTE is the most common type.... This test is non-invasive (doesn't put anything into the body) or minimally invasive (involves a small injection).... But TEE is invasive and the doctor moves the endoscope down the esophagus. This minimally invasive test detects many heart diseases. Patients can undergo stress echo instead of invasive methods such as CT angiography, which is an invasive method in addition to the much higher cost and may cause complications for the patient. To contact the doctor, call the number below or click on the picture. aria-hidden="true">
We recommend you to read the article **The best echocardiologist in Tehran**!... Who do transthoracic echocardiography?.. Cardiologists usually prescribe TTE and then he can plan the treatment of the patient with **interpretation of echocardiography** and the results.... Cardiologist and echocardiography or echocardiography specialist can perform transthoracic test.... in order to have a more accurate result, it is better to see a specialist doctor to perform this test in order to have a more successful treatment. Cardiologist Shariati** Read this article.. Test details Transthoracic echocardiography uses ultrasound technology to send high-frequency sound waves in the body... the sound waves are reflected from the heart tissue and create an echo. **Blood pressure**... Transthoracic echocardiography There is no need to do anything special to perform a TTE test. You can eat, drink and take any medicine before doing this test.. ### During the test Sometimes, before transthoracic echocardiography, the doctor injects a contrast dye into the patient's vein. This helps to better see the blood flow in the heart.. TTE takes about an hour.. Small pieces called electrodes are attached to different areas of the patient's chest to record the patient's heart rate and rhythm.. The doctor presses a transducer on the patient's skin and moves it around. Get different and better images...
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Complications of transthoracic echocardiography This test does not have any risk... radiation and electric current are not used to perform this test... this test does not cause any pain other than pinching the electrodes or IV injection of contrast material... electric waves are also completely safe... so the TTE test will not have any complications...

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