2D Echo (Echocardiography) - Test, Procedure & Cost

2D Echo is an acronym for 2-Dimensional Echocardiogram.

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This test is performed to evaluate the heart valves and chambers in a non-invasive manner. It produces detailed images of the heart's structure and functions in real time. 

What is 2D ECHO?

It is a safe, non-invasive and painless procedure that helps in diagnosing various heart diseases and disorders. To capture the images of the heart, it uses ultrasound waves that are generated through a transducer (microphone-like device).

The ultrasound waves return varying tissues of the heart in the direction in which the device is pointed. The generated waves are then captured back by the crystal in the receiving mode and transformed into electrical signals to produce the images of the heart on the monitor.

What Are the Other Names of 2D Echo?

• Echocardiogram
• Doppler echocardiography
• Cardiac echo
• Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE)
• Cardiac ultrasound

Why is 2D ECHO Echocardiography Done?

The 2D Echo provides a clear image of the heart that helps provide doctors with an improved understanding of:

• How your heart is beating
• Heart and its chambers' shape and size
• The heart’s ability for pumping blood efficiently.
• Pericardium
• Problems in heart chambers
• Problems with Heart muscles
• Problems in heart valves
• Blood clots in the heart
• Causes of heart stroke
• Detects the fluid filled sac around the heart
• Congenital heart defects

What Is the Procedure for 2D ECHO Echocardiography?

• A technician will apply the colorless gel to your chest to analyze the ultrasound vibrations with a transducer.
• A technician will place the head of the transducer on your chest at different positions and the images of the heart will start generating immediately, providing specific views of the heart.
• You will be asked to stay still, breathe in and out in a slow manner, hold your breath, or lie on your left side.
• The technician will keep moving the transducer until the images are produced.

How Does One Prepare for the 2D Echocardiography Test?

For the 2D ECHO Test, no special preparation is required. But in the case of stress echocardiography and transesophageal echocardiography tests, fasting is required for a few hours.  Inform the technician about ongoing medications, supplements, and allergies if any.

Aftercare

The majority of patients are able to resume their normal activities following an echocardiogram.

After undergoing a transesophageal echocardiogram, patients might need to spend a few hours in the hospital or clinic. At first, they might have a sore throat, but that should go away in a few hours or a day.

After an echocardiogram, people who took a sedative prior to the examination shouldn't drive for a few hours.

immediately ECHO test reports, a cardiologist will review and produce the final report after receiving the technician's preliminary findings.

Cost of 2D Echocardiography Test in Delhi

Generally, the cost of a 2D Echo Echocardiography test in Delhi may vary depending on the location. Echo is the most affordable and least invasive method available to detect cardiac health.

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