Laboratory Evaluation
Vitamin & Antioxidant Evaluation
Calorimetry
EKG
Echocardiogram
Cardiopulmonary Metabolic Testing
Echocardiogram
Also known simply as an “echo,” an echocardiogram of the heart’s chambers and valves is called a transthoracic echocardiogram. The word “transthoracic” means “across the chest.” It is a painless test that is very similar to an x-ray but without the radiation. Instead of using x-rays, it uses high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) to get a picture of the four heart chambers and the four heart valves. The sound waves bounce back from the heart chambers and valves, producing images and sounds that can be used by the physician to detect damage and disease. Because it does not involve any of the radiation that an x-ray does, it is a very safe test. In fact, it uses the same technology that is used to evaluate a baby’s health before birth.