Echocardiography
All About our Echocardiography
What is Echocardiography?
An Echocardiography is a graphic outline of the heart’s movement. During an echo test, ultrasound (high-frequency sound waves) from a hand-held wand placed on your chest provides pictures of the heart’s valves and chambers and helps the Cardiovascular Technician evaluate the pumping action of the heart. Echo is often combined with Doppler ultrasound and color Doppler to evaluate blood flow across the heart’s valves.
Why Echocardiography is performed?
Doctors use echocardiography to help them diagnose heart problems, such as damaged cardiac tissue, chamber enlargement, stiffening of the heart muscle, blood clots in the heart, fluid around the heart, and damaged or poorly functioning heart valves. Images from Echocardiography scans will provide information about:
Heart muscle function
The size of the heart, if there is any change in the
chamber size, dilation, or thickening
Blood clots in the heart chambers
Fluid in the sac around the heart
Problems with the aorta, which is the main artery
connected to the heart
Problems with the pumping function or relaxing
function of the heart
Problems with the function of heart valves
Pressure in the heart
Who may need an Echocardiography?
You may require an echocardiography if you have:
Symptoms such as:
Unusual tiredness with exertion
Shortness of breath
Chest discomfort or pain
Swelling of your both feet, ankle, leg or abdomen
Irregular, fast or fluttering heart beat
High risk for a heart disease :
Diabetes
Hypertension
High Cholesterol
Heart Murmur
Thyroid Disease
Smoking
Stressful life
Strong family history of heart disease
Screening test
- Athlete or sportsman
What You Need to Know
Time Allocation & Appointment
Please allocate around 30mins-40mins to complete our scanning procedure. You're required to book our appointment two (2) days earlier via call, walk in or communicate with your respective clinic/doctor to book our slot also to provide a referral letter.
Registration
Please bring your NRIC or passport (for international customers) and any panel/insurance identity card (if applicable). It is advisable to check with us for the available panelship and insurance claimables.
Our Staff
Our Echocardiography is performed by experienced Cardiovascular Technician and reviewed by our Cardiologist resulting in accurate findings.
Result
Depending on the appointments, results will be sent to patients directly or to referred clinic/doctor accordingly. You will receive the result within the next three (3) working days. This will however depend on whether it is the non-peak period or otherwise. Results will be available through QR code found on the payment receipt. Patients required to request for tele-consultation if required.