Can heart disease be diagnosed or ruled out by echocardiography?
The main purpose of cardiac ultrasound examination is to observe the structure and function of the heart. For example, congenital heart disease and va……
The main purpose of cardiac ultrasound examination is to observe the structure and function of the heart. For example
congenital heart disease and valvular disease can be diagnosed and excluded by echocardiography. For other heart diseases such as coronary heart disease
Hypertension
arrhythmia and so on
echocardiography can only provide information about cardiac structure and function
and can not only rely on echocardiography to diagnose or rule out heart disease
but also need other methods to judge comprehensively.For some patients with congenital heart disease
it can determine what type of congenital heart disease it belongs to
so as to determine whether the operation and operation plan. For some patients with atrial septal defect and ventricular septal defect undergoing interventional transcatheter closure
echocardiography can also be used to detect whether the occluder is properly placed during the operation. (source: Beijing Chaoyang Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University
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