Non invasive cardiology

Facilities - Diagnostics & Amenities

Aster provides you with the state-of-the-art equipment and techniques to help diagnose your cardiac condition. At Aster, we use modern day technology to aid doctors in diagnosis of cardiac ailments and help them manage patients with ease. The easily available tests and amenities at Aster will help you lead a healthy life without having to worry about your treatment protocol.

The diagnostic tests provided under non-invasive cardiology at Aster Hospital include:

1. 2D/3D Echo: 2D/3D echocardiograms are non-invasive procedures done to assess the heart's structure and function. It helps diagnose congenital heart diseases, heart valve dysfunction, blood clots, or tumours. During the procedure, a transducer (a microphone) emits sound waves at a frequency that cannot be heard.
2. 2D/3D colour doppler: The doppler is a diagnostic ultrasound that employs sound waves to produce images of the inside of the body, including the heart, to look for different medical disorders. The heart and valves' size, structure, and function are assessed using 2D/3D doppler echocardiography with colour flow. In addition, blood clots, malfunctioning valves in the leg veins, and blocked arteries can be diagnosed with 2D/3D colour doppler. The body's various components reflect sound waves from a portable probe. A transducer detects these reflected sound waves' electric impulses, subsequently translated into two-dimensional visuals that a medical specialist can analyse.
3. CT coronary angiography: CT coronary angiography is a minimally invasive imaging procedure that examines the arteries that carry blood to the heart. The primary purpose of a CT coronary angiography is to look for blocked or constricted heart arteries, like aneurysms, atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, and pulmonary embolism. A technician will insert a numbing substance before placing an IV in the hand. This IV has a dye (contrast) flowing through it. The dye makes blood vessels more visible on CT scans.
4. Contrast transesophageal echocardiography: Contrast transesophageal echocardiography is a unique kind of echocardiography. It is typically carried out when your doctor wants to examine your heart in more detail to determine developing blood clots. It is commonly done for detecting thrombi atrial fibrillation in patients. It uses high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) to analyse the heart's structural components.
5. Ambulatory BP monitoring: The blood pressure can be continuously monitored for 24 hours using ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. Whether awake or asleep, the monitoring captures your blood pressure (BP) values through a 24-hour period. In ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, several measurements are collected continuously. In most circumstances, the gadget takes readings every 60 minutes at night and every 15 to 30 minutes during the day.
6. Treadmill test or stress test: A treadmill test or stress test is used to assess exercise's effects on the heart. This test enables medical professionals to identify irregular heart rhythms (arrhythmias) and diagnose coronary artery disease. Additionally, it aids in your doctor's treatment planning for cardiac disease. The treadmill stress test is carried out in a designated lab under the supervision of a qualified healthcare professional. An ECG machine records the heart's electrical activity by attaching electrodes to the chest.
7. Strain rate imaging: Strain rate imaging is a technique used in medical ultrasound to assess local or overall myocardial (heart muscle) deformation. The word "deformation" describes how the myocardium alters its size and shape throughout the cardiac cycle. The myocardium's distortion can be measured via strain imaging. Myocardial strain imaging assesses how well the heart muscle works using cardiac ultrasound. Speckle-tracking echocardiography, tissue doppler imaging, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can all be used to quantify strain rate imaging.
8. Head-up tilt test (HUTT): The HUTT test records your blood pressure and heart rate every minute. The head-up tilt test (HUTT) is an effective syncope diagnostic technique. On a unique, tiltable bed, you will be instructed to lay flat for five minutes. You'll gradually be raised to a 90-degree angle in your bed, almost standing upright. The test will continue for another 20 minutes or until you experience lightheadedness or fainting and your blood pressure or heart rate change.
9. Holter examination: A tiny, wearable Holter monitor device captures the heart's rhythm. It is used to diagnose heart arrhythmias. Conditions such as heart block, dizziness, atrial fibrillation or other forms of arrhythmia are diagnosed by this test. At specific locations on the chest and belly, electrodes are attached. Wires connect the electrodes to the ECG machine. The heart's electrical activity can then be monitored, written down, and printed.
10. External loop recorder: External loop recorder (ELR) is a portable battery-powered gadget that monitors and records cardiac activity for several days. This kind of constant observation aids in identifying aberrant cardiac rhythms, including atrial fibrillation, presyncope, unexplained syncope, and sustained palpitations. An external loop recorder is a heart monitor with electrodes attached to the patient to record the patient's surface ECG.