Sentences with phrase «ultrasound of the heart muscle»

Again, an ultrasound of the heart muscle performed by an expert is the best way to confirm the heart condition.

A Doppler echocardiogram (ultrasound of the heart muscle and blood flow through its vasculature) is the best diagnostic test.

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Your baby's organs, nerves and muscles are all starting to function now and although you won't be able to feel it, their tiny heart is now beating strong enough to be picked up by ultrasound devices like a Doppler, although this isn't always possible depending on the position of your baby in the uterus.

If thats normal, she may do an echocardiogram, or ultrasound test of the hearts muscle walls.

The ultrasound will also allow measurement of the heart muscle to determine if it is too thick (HCM) or too thin (DCM).

Echocardiogram An echocardiogram or ultrasound of the heart allows for a non-invasive evaluation of the cardiac anatomy, function of the heart muscle and valves, as well as blood flow through the heart and pressures in the heart using Doppler techniques.

Many cats, especially those in the early stages of the disease, may only have changes in the cardiac muscle that are detected during ultrasound examination of the heart.

• Echocardiography — A complete ultrasound study of the heart, evaluating the four heart valves; strength and thickness of the heart muscle; the pericardium; the great veins and arteries; and the diastolic (filling) and systolic (pumping) function of the heart.