Echocardiogram of the heart (ECHO KG) is one of the most reliable methods of diagnosing the work of the heart muscle and vascular system. This method of research is highly informative and is rightfully considered the leading method of diagnosing pathologies of the cardiovascular system.

In the work of the attending physician who prescribed this diagnosis, it is important not just to evaluate the structures of the heart or to find out how they are evaluated by ultrasound diagnostics doctors, but to correctly evaluate the conclusions of echocardiography in order to choose the right treatment tactics.

Practicing cardiologist Maria Sergeevna Cherskaya, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Head of the Consultative and Diagnostic Department, Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism of NAMNU, will answer the most common questions that a doctor has when receiving EchoCG results.

Based on clinical examples of personal practice, Maria Sergeevna will consider the main features of the results of EchoCG of patients:

• with arterial hypertension and treatment tactics depending on the indicators of the structural and functional state of the heart;
• with coronary heart disease and the choice of drugs for treatment depending on the results obtained;
• with heart failure and the choice of treatment tactics;
• with atrial fibrillation and the choice of treatment tactics;
• with mitral valve prolapse and the choice of treatment tactics.