EchoCG is painless and completely harmless for the health of the patient (no ionising radiation is used), it can be performed in children and pregnant women as well. The patient does not require special preparations. The examination lasts for 15 – 20 minutes.
During the examination, the patient needs to assume supine position on the therapy couch or to lie on their side, remove clothing from the chest, where a gel-coated receiver, which creates mobile images of the heart on the image, is placed.
