Echocardiogram (2D Echo)
Ultrasound of the heart, arranged through our partner centre.
- Flat 50% off
- Free Pick & Drop
- Performed at partner imaging centre
From ₹8,500 ₹4,000
About this test
An echocardiogram uses ultrasound to show the heart's structure, valves and pumping function.
This scan is not performed in our laboratory. Our team books the appointment with a partner imaging centre, guides you on preparation and arranges pick and drop. Offer applies to partner-centre imaging. Rates and pick-and-drop details are confirmed when you book.
How to prepare
- No special preparation is usually needed
- Bring your previous cardiac reports
What an echocardiogram shows
An echocardiogram, or echo, uses ultrasound waves to produce moving pictures of the heart. It shows the size of the heart chambers, the thickness and movement of the heart muscle, the working of the valves, the pumping strength (ejection fraction) and fluid around the heart.
Echo is advised for breathlessness, swelling of the legs, a heart murmur, chest pain, high blood pressure with heart symptoms, after a heart attack, and to monitor known valve or heart muscle disease. It uses no radiation and no injection.
How the test is done
- You lie on your left side after removing clothes from the upper body, and a gown or sheet covers you.
- A gel is applied on the chest and a probe is moved over it. You may be asked to hold your breath briefly.
- The test is painless and takes about 20 to 45 minutes.
Preparation
No fasting is needed and you can take your medicines as usual. Wear a two-piece outfit for ease. Carry earlier ECG and echo reports for comparison. A different test, a stress echo or a trans-oesophageal echo, may be advised in some cases and needs separate preparation.
Booking through HumanCare Pathlabs
Echo is performed at a partner centre. We arrange the appointment and free pick & drop, with a flat 50% off. Rates and offer terms are confirmed when you book.
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An echocardiogram, often referred to as a cardiac echo or simply an echo, is a sonogram of the heart. (It is not abbreviated as ECG, because that is an abbreviation for an electrocardiogram.) Echocardiography uses standard two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and Doppler ultrasound to create images of the heart.Echocardiography has become routinely used in the diagnosis, management, and follow-up of patients with any suspected or known heart diseases. It is one of the most widely used diagnostic tests in cardiology. It can provide a wealth of helpful information, including the size and shape of the heart (internal chamber size quantification),
pumping capacity, and the location and extent of any tissue damage. An echocardiogram can also give physicians other estimates of heart function, such as a calculation of the cardiac output, ejection fraction, and diastolic function (how well the heart relaxes).Echocardiography can help detect cardiomyopathies, such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, and many others. The use of stress echocardiography may also help determine whether any chest pain or associated symptoms are related to heart disease. The biggest advantage to echocardiography is that it is not invasive (does not involve breaking the skin or entering body cavities) and has no known risks or side effects. Not only can an echocardiogram create ultrasound images of heart structures, but it can also produce accurate assessment of the blood flowing through the heart by Doppler echocardiography, using pulsed- or continuous-wave Doppler ultrasound. This allows assessment of both normal and abnormal blood flow through the heart. Color Doppler, as well as spectral Doppler, is used to visualize any abnormal communications between the left and right sides of the heart, any leaking of blood through the valves (valvular regurgitation), and estimate how well the valves open (or do not open in the case of valvular stenosis). The Doppler technique can also be used for tissue motion and velocity measurement, by tissue Doppler echocardiography. Echocardiography was also the first ultrasound subspecialty to use intravenous contrast. Echocardiography is performed by cardiac sonographers, cardiac physiologists (UK), or physicians trained in echocardiography. Recognized as the “Father of Echocardiography”, the Swedish physician Inge Edler (1911-2001), a graduate of Lund University, was the first of his profession to apply ultrasonic pulse echo imaging in diagnosing cardiac disease, which the acoustical physicist Floyd Firestone had developed to detect defects in metal castings. In fact, Dr. Edler in 1953 produced the first echocardiographs using an industrial Firestone-Sperry Ultrasonic Reflectoscope. In developing echocardiography, Edler worked with the physicist Carl Hellmuth Hertz, the son of the Nobel laureate Gustav Hertz and grandnephew of Heinrich Rudolph Hertz.
Frequently asked questions
Is an echo safe during pregnancy?
Yes. Echocardiography uses sound waves, not radiation, and is safe in pregnancy.
Who reads the echo?
The partner centre’s doctor prepares the report. Your own doctor or cardiologist explains it in the context of your symptoms.
How is an echo different from an ECG?
An ECG records electrical activity. An echo shows the structure and movement of the heart and valves. They answer different questions and are often done together.
Medical information here is for general awareness. Your doctor decides which tests you need.