Role of echocardiography, Biology

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Echocardiography is a very important tool in diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases and is used  virtually in all categories of cardiovascular diseases. There are certain areas where echocardiography provides a definite answer with minimal discomfort and risk and may  obviate the need  for catheterization  in selected patients. Some examples are  listed below:

1)  LV  function

a)  Systolic

b) Diastolic

2)  Cardiac masses

a)  LV-tumors, clot or vegetations

b)  RA/RV masses

3)  Diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

4)  Pulmonary hypertension

5)  To  diagnosis complication of myocardial infarction, pseudoaneurysm, aneurysm, thrombus and VSD

6)  Pericardial diseases

7)  Evaluation of valvular stenosis and regurgitation

8)  Prosthetic valve evaluation

9)  To diagnose ischemia and viability by  stress echocardiography

10) Congenital heart disease e.g. TOF, DORV, ASD, VSD, etc.


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