Transthoracic Doppler ultrasound in Bordj Bou Arreridj

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Transthoracic Doppler ultrasound in Bordj Bou Arreridj

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It is carried out using a probe moved over the thorax. This test is painless and harmless to the body (ultrasound is not x-ray). It can be practiced at any age and is prescribed as part of the diagnosis or monitoring of certain conditions, namely:
-diseases of the heart valves;
-heart defects;
-heart failure;
-pathologies of the heart muscle and of the pericardium (envelope surrounding the heart);
-diseases of the thoracic aorta;
-arterial hypertension (hypertension);
-pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH);
-angina.