{"id":9628,"date":"2025-08-20T19:26:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T16:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estendo.ee\/services\/examinations-and-procedures\/cardiac-ultrasound\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T08:51:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T05:51:39","slug":"cardiac-ultrasound","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/estendo.ee\/en\/services\/examinations-and-procedures\/cardiac-ultrasound\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiac Ultrasound"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9628\" class=\"elementor elementor-9628 elementor-8856\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a688b63 tm-column-break-ipad-no tm-col-stretched-none elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a688b63\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52ec7dfc\" data-id=\"52ec7dfc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5481a50e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5481a50e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assessment of the heart\u2019s structure and function using ultrasound performed by a cardiologist.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-608d3ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"608d3ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\">With cardiac ultrasound, also known as echocardiography, high-frequency ultrasound waves are used from the body surface to obtain an image of the heart muscle, valves, blood vessels, and other parts of the heart. This allows the diagnosis and evaluation of various heart diseases, as well as monitoring of cardiac function. The procedure is safe and painless. It is often performed repeatedly to monitor changes.<\/p><p align=\"justify\">The examination lasts approximately 30 minutes.<\/p><p align=\"justify\">During the examination, the patient lies or sits with a bare upper body. 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With cardiac ultrasound, also known as echocardiography, high-frequency ultrasound waves are used from the body surface to obtain an image of the heart muscle, valves, blood vessels, and other parts of the heart. 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