Echocardiography is the technique employing an ultrasound generating transducer held against the chest wall by which a cardiologist can observe how the heart functions.

Audio and visual recording of the waves rebounding from the heart walls and valves indicate the size, shape, texture and function of these structures. The speed and direction of the blood flow also can be evaluated.

Our echo lab is using the newest technology including digital acquisition of the images.

Highly trained technicians obtain images and directly send them to echocardiographers working station where they are reviewed and interpreted prior to the patient leaving the laboratory. If the images are not adequate, an echo contrast agent is used to obtain the highest quality of the pictures.

Besides regular echocardiograms, we perform other procedures if ordered by a physician. The procedures include transesphogeal echocardiograms, intra-cardiac echocardiograms, and stress echocardiograms.