The echocardiogram procedure is a safe and painless diagnostic test that uses high-frequency sound waves called ultrasound to capture moving images of the heart. It is often called cardiac ultrasound or an echo. Soundwaves are directed at the heart from a small handheld transducer which is placed on your chest using gel to improve soundwave transmission. The images are generally in black and white but color can be added to map the velocity and slow direction of the blood moving in the note of the chambers through the valves. Many measurements are taking during the echocardiogram procedure to assess how well your heart is functioning. We are able to see the heart valves, the heart chambers and measure their size. The function of the heart can be assessed and pressures within each chamber can be measured by echo. 4 dimensional echo equipment which we have had in my laboratory for many years allows us to see the heart the way it should instead of two-dimensional slices of the heart. The echocardiogram procedure takes 45 minutes on average from start to finish. Ultrasound cannot be felt and does not hurt. There is no radiation. In this video Dr. Moran will take you through each step of the heart ultrasound explaining as we go showing examples of the images and measurements that we do.

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Dr. Keith Moran MD, RCPSC, DABIM, RCS, NBE Biography:
I am a consultant in Internal Medicine with special medical interests in gastroenterology, cardiology, and echocardiography. I am a a full-time practising physician in these areas. I was an undergraduate at the University of Toronto, Trinity College where I received a number of scholarships including one for top student at Trinity College. I attended medical school at the University of Toronto graduating with a gold medal. My internship was completed at McMaster University in Hamilton followed by a residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Western Ontario in London. I then completed a fellowship in General Internal Medicine at the University of Western Ontario. I have active staff privileges and work as a consultant at my hospital managing the intensive care unit and providing consultative care in all hospital departments. I am a past clinical preceptor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. I am an active echocardiographer who has been certified and recertified by the National Board of Echocardiography. I am certified in cardiac sonography and have trained and completely educated a number of cardiac sonographers. I am the medical director of my cardiology laboratory which was established in 2001. My laboratory performs echocardiography and stress echocardiography amongst other tests. I maintain my certification in the American Board of Internal Medicine.

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