Jackie Crawford
Cardiac Inherited Disease Coordinator
Cardiac Inherited Disease Registry N.Z.
Level 3 Cardiac Services Dept
Auckland Hospital
P.O. Box 92189
Auckland 1030
New Zealand
www.healthpoint.co.nz
Cardiac Inherited Diseases Service
Postal Address
Contact Details
Phone (09) 307 4949 ext 23634
Mobile Clinical Coordinator: 021 825 389
Email jackiec@adhb.govt.nz
Jackie Crawford CIDG National Clinical Coordinator (Clinical Enquiries)
Louise Monson CIDG team support administrator (General Enquiries)
Cellphone: 021 825 389 (Clinical Coordinator)
Email: jackiec@adhb.govt.nz
Email Admin staff: cidgadmin@adhb.govt.nz
Website www.cidg.org.nz
E referrals - Auckland Hospital Cardiac Inherited Disease Service
Echocardiogram
Echocardiography is also referred to as cardiac ultrasound. This test is performed by a specially trained technician. It is a test that uses high frequency sound waves to generate pictures of the heart. During the test, the patient will generally lie on their back; gel is applied to their skin to increase the conductivity of the ultrasound waves. A technician then moves the small, plastic transducer over the chest. The test is painless and can take from 10 minutes to an hour.
The machine then analyses the information and develops images of your child's heart. These images are seen on a monitor. This is referred to as an echocardiogram.
Echocardiography can help in the diagnosis of many heart problems including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or dilated cardiomyopathy.
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