Centre Cardiologie Champel

The cardiac checkup enables us to monitor the functioning of the heart which, thanks to its regular contractions, transports blood to all the organs in our body.In addition the cardiac checkup is essential for the prevention and diagnosis of heart pathologies and heart failure.Several technologies are available to check normal heart function and monitor the cardiovascular risk factors that can promote heart disease.

The Electrocardiogram (ECG) records the heart's electrical activity, necessary for its contractions. To do this, electrodes are placed on the patient's ankles, wrists and chest. The Electrocardiogram (ECG) is used for a variety of reasons: as a preventive health check-up, prior to surgery, in the event of chest pain, and in the case of certain cardiovascular diseases such as myocardial infarction or arterial hypertension. This examination has the advantage of being non-invasive, risk-free, painless and fairly rapid, taking just fifteen minutes to obtain the trace. The trace then appears on a strip of paper and is immediately interpretable by the cardiologist.

Cardiac ultrasound is an imaging technique that, using ultrasound, enables the cardiologist to visualize heart function, including the ability to contract and the functioning of heart valves. This technology is indispensable for diagnosing mitral and aortic valvuloplasties, and is also coming to be used increasingly to detect ischemic heart disease and the consequences of myocardial infarction.

The Stress Test is an electrocardiogram performed during the course of calibrated physical exercise. It is used to search for coronary artery disease. The exercise test, performed on a treadmill or cycloergometer, is designed to assess the heart's ability to adapt to physical effort. This test ensures that the patient is not suffering from an underlying cardiac pathology, or if present, to determine its severity. In practice, during exercise, heart rate, blood pressure and electrocardiogram are...