Ultrasound

Ultrasound of the heart

This completely harmless method shows how the heart works in the chest and helps to provide an understanding of disease pathogenesis.

Paediatric cardiac ultrasound

Even immediately after birth and in children and young adults, the heart can be investigated by means of ultrasound.

Ultrasound of the heart through the oesophagus

Special issues in cardiovascular diseases can best be answered with transoesophageal echocardiography, which is similar to a gastroscopy.

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Ultrasound of the heart with contrast agent

Fluids intravenously injected into the heart serve to depict certain pathological conditions.

Ultrasound of the heart under stress

An assessment of pathological conditions is sometimes only possible when patients exert themselves and the doctor simultaneously performs a cardiac ultrasound.

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Ultrasound of the arteries and veins

Certain aspects of vascular diseases (e.g. venous thrombosis or circulatory disorders of the arteries) are best brought to light by means of ultrasound investigation. This leads to valuable insights for further treatment

Ultrasound of other organs

In heart disease patients' other organs may also be affected (e.g. the liver) or be the underlying cause (e.g. the thyroid).