Patients undergoing transthoracic echocardiography only need to lie down or lie on the left side in addition to maintaining calmness. The examiners will an place ultrasonic probe on the position of the heart on the chest to conduct the examination.
Echocardiography shows the followings
- Size of heart.
- Function of heart
- blood flow, speed.
- heart valve.
Echocardiography is an non-invasive examination, which does not require fasting.