Have you lately felt out of breath while climbing stairs to your office on the second floor? Or you felt low on stamina during your weekend football match with your friends, something that you used to enjoy for hours.These are the signs that your heart needs more attention and care.

Our heart pumps blood, and the vascular system takes it to all the organs.Together they form the cardiovascular system. And to do its work properly, all your heart requires is regular exercise, a balanced and nutritious diet, and management of unnecessary stress.

However, as your age progresses, you need to include one necessary thing in your healthy heart lifestyle – 2D echocardiography – to ensure your heart health from time to time.

What is 2D echocardiography?

2D echocardiography, popularly called 2D echo, is a non-invasive test used to analyze the functioning and assess the sections of your heart. This test gives images of the different parts of the heart with the help of sound vibrations.It assists in checking damages, blockages, and blood flow rate.

Doctors recommend regular 2D echo tests to analyze and treat any heart issues at the early stages, keeping you healthy and active as you grow old.

Why should you undergo a 2D echo?

2D Echo is done to detect the following heart conditions:

• Any underlying heart diseases or abnormalities
• Congenital heart diseases and blood clots or tumors
• Malfunctioning of the heart valve
• Abnormality of blood flow within the heart

2D echo gives information related to the functioning of your heart, diagnoses malfunctions, and plans the treatment for the developing disease.

Not only for your doctor but regular 2D echo checkups also help your mind be at peace. Book your 2D echo test today and see how trading your favorite fast food for a healthy diet works for your heart’s health.

What can you expect during the 2D echocardiography test?

Busy lifestyle, work pressure, and lack of time keeping you away from including 2D echo in your regular health checkups? You need not worry as the process takes only 30 mins to 1 hour, is safe, and is done under the supervision of a radiologist and a cardiologist.

• The lab technician applies a colorless gel and moves the transducer across the various parts of the chest to evaluate the sound vibrations with a transducer
• The gel assists the transducer have views of the heart, its tissues, and its structures
• The gel is cleaned off after the test

You will receive the test images printed on paper or recorded on DVD. So, your physician can interpret the results for any abnormalities or developing disease.

Can 2D echo be done during the pandemic?

Nothing could be more ironic than the worldwide health crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the widespread infection made people more health and hygiene conscious, it has also kept people in need away from the hospitals due to safety and social distancing measures.

Keeping your health at the highest priority at Indus Health Plus, we have taken extra safety measures following Covid-safety protocols to keep you safe from Coronavirus. Visit the Indus Health Plus center nearest to you for an Essential Heart Checkup Package.