It is the same type of test used to examine a baby in a pregnant woman. In the case of a cardiac ultrasound, the heart is organ of interest.

In the case where a clot completely obstructs a coronary artery, the underlying cardiac muscle suffers and it is painful. It is a “heart attack”. This is a medical emergency!

Coronary angioplasty, commonly known as coronary dilatation, is the procedure to repair coronary arteries with blockages. This repair follows an examination called coronarography, which allows visualization of coronary strictures.

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), known in earlier times as "ox heart disease", refers to a massive hypertrophy of the left ventricle of the heart. The thickening of the heart muscle is not secondary to any other existing disease.