2D Echocardiography / Echocardiogram / Echo
The Why, What and When?
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- 2D Echo by Cardiologist in Agra: Dr Rajat Rawat, Dr. CR Rawat
Dr CR Rawat is the senior most and first cardiologist of Agra, having an experience of more than 40 years of cardiac treatment practice. He is regarded widely as the first doctor to start echo and Cath lab services in agra for treatment of cardiac patients. Dr CR Rawat is the President of Agra Chapter of Indian Academy of Echocardiography - Is Dr. Rajat Rawat Cardiologist from Agra?
Dr. Rajat Rawat is a qualified interventional cardiologist in Agra associated with Agra Heart Centre and Multispecialty Hospital. With MBBS, MD Medicine, DM Cardiology and fellowship training in Complex Coronary and Structural Heart Interventions from Freeman Hospital, UK, he provides specialist evaluation and treatment for heart disease, heart attacks, coronary artery disease, heart failure, hypertension and rhythm disorders. Patients can enquire about ECG, echocardiography, coronary angiography, angioplasty, stenting, pacemaker and other cardiac device procedures in Agra.
2D echo is a non-invasive test that your doctor or cardiologist would prescribe to check for underlying problems in your heart.
It is a painless test- which what most patients would like to know first.
The next question that arises, is whether one needs to be fasting for 2D echo?
The answer is simple- No. You can take a nice little meal, or your usual meal if you feel like it, there is no need to be fasting for echocardiography, unless and until stated specifically by your doctor- if he/she would like to do transesophageal echocardiography along with that.
Why is an echo done?
See, the answer is- to look at heart from most aspects one needs a multimodality approach.
The ECG looks at the electrical activity of the heart, angiography tells us about the blockages one may have.
Similarly, echocardiogram/ #Echo tells us a wide variety of things-
1. The pumping power and function of the heart
2. How is the diastolic (relaxation) function of the heart
3. Are there any valve problems – leakage or stenosis
4. Are there any wall motion abnormalities – which gives a clue whether any critical blockages are present or not.
5. Limited views might even show any ascending aorta dissection
6. Echo even shows whether there is any abnormal collection of fluid around the heart – like a pericardial effusion and whether it needs to be drained.
7. Echo may be the first test to give a clue of any malignancy of the heart
8. Any valve infection
9. Any congenital problems in the heart – like hole in the heart – like atrial septal defect or ventricular septal defect or pda
10. Echo is necessary post MI to check for any mechanical complications of the heart.
11. In cases of shortness of breath – it is a good way to determine whether patient has heart failure with reduced EF or with preserved EF and to guide therapy.
12. Pulmonary hypertension diagnosis
13. Any presence of thrombus / vegetations which gives a clue at what might be the cause of stroke. This is why echo is very important in all cases of stroke and cva.
14. Echo can also give a clue for niche diagnosis like amyloidosis etc.
15. There many number of things that one might see in echo apart from the already mentioned problems.
As you can see, echo tells the most number of things. A lot of cardiologists would prefer this test, if this is the only test one could do- as this is the test that gives the most information.
Who should do an echo test?
Only a cardiologist as they are the only healthcare professionals that are trained and have enough experience to deduce the information obtained from an echo.
At Agra Heart Center, echo is done by Dr. Rajat Rawat and Dr. C. R. Rawat (1st doctor to introduce echo in Agra- having vast experience in the same field)
Dr. C. R. Rawat sir is also the president of Agra Chapter of Indian Academy of Echocardiography.
Dr. Rajat Rawat is an expert in 2d echo, 3d echo, strain imaging and TEE.
To book an appointment or to get an echo done, or to get echo done at your center, kindly call on
7830000618.
Or whatsapp on 8630964513 (whatsapp no. – only between 10 am and 3pm)
Agra Heart Center and multispeciality hospital, Civil Lines, opposite SCDC showroom, Agra.
AHC is the best Center with the best cardiologists for echo i
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