{"id":3976,"date":"2020-08-03T00:17:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T00:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heartandvascularmed.com\/?page_id=3976"},"modified":"2020-08-03T00:18:45","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T00:18:45","slug":"nuclear-stress-test-2-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/?page_id=3976","title":{"rendered":"ECHOCARDIOGRAM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0e01ad38e6f {margin-top: 135px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0e01ad38e6f\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"gem-textbox \"  ><div class=\"gem-textbox-inner\" style=\"\"><div class=\"gem-textbox-content\" style=\"background-color: #f4f6f7;background-position: center top;\">[vc_column_text]<div class='printomatic pom-default ' id='id5611' alt='Print' title='Print' data-print_target='div#styled-subtitle'><\/div> <div class='printomatictext' id='id5611' alt='Print' title='Print' data-print_target='div#styled-subtitle'>Print<\/div><div style='clear: both;'><\/div>\n<div id=\"styled-subtitle\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>ECHOCARDIOGRAM<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>An<strong>\u00a0echocardiogram\u00a0<\/strong>utilizes sound waves to create pictures of the heart. The picture is more detailed than a standard\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/eclinicalworks.adam.com\/content.aspx?productId=39&amp;pid=1&amp;gid=003337\">x-ray<\/a>\u00a0image. An echocardiogram does not expose you to radiation. The test records echoes of sound wave and transmits them as electrical impulses. The echocardiography machine converts these impulses into moving pictures of the heart. Still pictures are also taken. A Doppler echocardiogram records the motion of blood through the heart.<strong>What to Expect:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0A trained sonographer performs the test. A heart doctor (cardiologist) interprets the results. An instrument called a transducer is placed on your ribs near the breast bone and directed toward the heart. This device releases high-frequency sound waves. Images will be taken at other locations as well, including underneath and slightly to the left of your nipple and in the upper abdomen.<br \/>\nAn echocardiogram allows doctors to see the heart beating. It also shows the heart valves and other structures.<strong>Prep:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0There is no prep for this test.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why the Test is Performed:<\/strong>\u00a0This test is done to evaluate the valves and chambers of the heart from the outside of your body. The echocardiogram can help detect:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Abnormal heart valves<\/li>\n<li>Abnormal heart rhythms<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/eclinicalworks.adam.com\/content.aspx?productId=39&amp;pid=1&amp;gid=001114\">Congenital heart disease<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Damage to the heart muscle from a heart attack<\/li>\n<li>Heart murmurs<\/li>\n<li>Inflammation (<a href=\"http:\/\/eclinicalworks.adam.com\/content.aspx?productId=39&amp;pid=1&amp;gid=000182\">pericarditis<\/a>) or fluid in the sac around the heart (pericardial effusion)<\/li>\n<li>Infection on or around the heart valves (infectious endocarditis)<\/li>\n<li>Pulmonary hypertension<\/li>\n<li>Ability of the heart to pump (for people with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/eclinicalworks.adam.com\/content.aspx?productId=39&amp;pid=1&amp;gid=000158\">heart failure<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Source of a blood clot after a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/eclinicalworks.adam.com\/content.aspx?productId=39&amp;pid=1&amp;gid=000726\">stroke<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/eclinicalworks.adam.com\/content.aspx?productId=39&amp;pid=1&amp;gid=000730\">TIA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After the Test:\u00a0\u00a0You may resume your normal activities immediately following the test.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a0e01ad38f02 {margin-top: 135px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a0e01ad38f02\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":597,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3976","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3976"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3978,"href":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3976\/revisions\/3978"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahvmed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}