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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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