Echocardiograms | Heart Care

Our echocardiographic services

We offer a full range of echocardiographic services tailored to meet your unique needs:

Exercise stress echocardiogram

Combines a cardiac ultrasound study with an exercise stress test to allow doctors to see how the heart functions when it is made to work harder, with either treadmill or bicycle stress.

Pharmacologic stress echocardiogram

Combines a cardiac ultrasound study with an exercise stress test to allow doctors to see how the heart functions when it is made to work harder, with pharmacologic stress.

Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE), 2D or 3D

Examines hard-to-see structures of the heart using ultrasound waves that are converted into 3D live and full volume images of the heart. For this test, the probe is inserted into the body through the mouth under anesthesia.

Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE), 2D or 3D

Creates real-time moving images of the heart structure and blood flow. For this test, the probe is placed on the surface of the body.

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