Hi. I’ve recently felt tired all the time, my heart would beat really strong when walking up the stairs or even after longer walk… I would get tired quickly and when working, I would sweat a lot… Because of all that I decided to see the doctor and he suspects I have some heart problems… He ordered me to have echocardiagram… I really don’t have a clue what that is nor how safe the procedure is. Can anybody give me some information on that?
Dear, you’ve got nothing to worry about. An echocardiagram is a very simple test in which ultrasound is used to examine the heart. It allows accurate measurement of the heart chambers, valve function, heart muscle activity and highly advanced heart imaging. It gives your doctor a high-quality image of how your heart is working. It is generally a safe procedure and complications are really extreme exceptions. Good luck! I hope you’ll get better.