{"id":2568,"date":"2024-08-08T12:05:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T12:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xclinic.pt\/exames\/fetal-pediatric-echocardiography"},"modified":"2024-09-20T11:32:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T11:32:51","slug":"fetal-pediatric-echocardiography","status":"publish","type":"exames","link":"https:\/\/www.xclinic.pt\/en\/exams\/fetal-pediatric-echocardiography","title":{"rendered":"Fetal \/ Pediatric Echocardiography"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What is it?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As well as ultrasound, fetal or pediatric echocardiograms also use ultrasound to obtain images.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pediatric echocardiography aims to examine the heart functionally and morphologically, visualize and document the movements of the heart cavities, evaluate the membrane that surrounds the heart &#8211; the pericardium &#8211; and detect possible heart pathologies.<br \/>\nFor this type of assessment, images are obtained in a single dimension &#8211; M-Mode &#8211; or in two dimensions &#8211; 2D. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This test can also be used to determine the speed and direction of the blood in the heart, as well as its performance in blood circulation &#8211; Doppler.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>What does it detect?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It allows us to detect possible cardiac pathologies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1743 size-full\" title=\"Fetal \/ Pediatric Echocardiography\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xclinic.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ecocardiograma-fetal-pediatrico.jpg\" alt=\"Fetal \/ Pediatric Echocardiography\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xclinic.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ecocardiograma-fetal-pediatrico.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.xclinic.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ecocardiograma-fetal-pediatrico-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.xclinic.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ecocardiograma-fetal-pediatrico-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.xclinic.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ecocardiograma-fetal-pediatrico-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Preparation for Fetal \/ Pediatric Echocardiography<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No prior preparation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In any type of medical examination, it is necessary to be accompanied by previous examinations, but in this case it is extremely important in order to carry out a more detailed and correct evolutionary study.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Where to do it?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Pediatric Echocardiogram can be done at X-Clinic, at the following address:  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Av. Eng. Duarte Pacheco, n\u00ba26 &#8211; Middle floor  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1070-110 Lisbon<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-2568","exames","type-exames","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xclinic.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exames\/2568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xclinic.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exames"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xclinic.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/exames"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xclinic.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}