Ekkokardiografi
Ekkokardiografi er ultralydundersøkelse av hjertet. Undersøkelsen gir informasjon om hjertets struktur og funksjon. Det vil si hjertets posisjon, størrelse, bevegelighet av klaffer og hjertekammervegger, og hvor raskt blodet strømmer gjennom ulike deler av hjertet.
Sist revidert:
Hva er ekkokardiografi?
Hva er ultralyd?
Apparatur
Hjertet
Indikasjoner
Undersøkelsen
To-dimensjonal sektorscanning
Doppler ekkokardiografi
Hvordan foregår undersøkelsen?
Pasientforberedelser
Hva kan man finne?
Vil du vite mer?
Kilder
Referanser
Dette dokumentet er basert på det profesjonelle dokumentet Ekkokardiografi. Referanselisten for dette dokumentet vises nedenfor.
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