Thinlung hnathawh dan ngun taka enfiahna test bik (Echocardiogram with Strain) .

'Echo test' i nei tawh em? A nih loh leh i hre tawh pawh a ni mai thei? He scan hi thinlung hnathawh dan enfiahna atana tih hi a tam zawk chuan kan hre vek a ni. Mahse vawiin hian hetiang chiah, mahse a hmasawn deuh deuh, special test, heart muscle hnathawh dan dik tak tehna tur ka sawi dawn a ni. Hei hi ‘Strain Echocardiogram’ an ti a. Hei hian Echo pangngaiin a hriat theih loh inthlak danglamna tenau te pawh a hmuchhuak thei a ni.

A awlsam zawngin, he Strain Echocardiogram hi eng nge ni?

Okay, hei hi a awlsam zawngin han sawi ila. Hei pawh hi ultrasound a ni. Chu chu high-frequency sound wave hmanga taksa chhung lam thlir dan a ni. Nu nau neih tur scan ang mai a ni. Mahse i thinlung thlalak che thei tak tak a la a, i thinlung ruh (myocardium) sei zawng chu a inzawm leh zau zel (contraction leh relaxation laiin) a inthlak dan chu chiang takin a teh a ni.

Rubber band hrual ang maiin han ngaihtuah teh. A insiamrem dan leh a snap leh dan tur hmuh ang mai a ni. He test hian heart muscle flexibility leh function te chu a fiah lo hle a ni. Hei hian doctor-te chu harsatna a awm veleh, natna lan chhuah hmain, thinlung hnathawh danah heng inthlak danglamna fiah lo tak takte hi a hriat theih phah a ni. Hei hi natna hriat hmasak leh a hmalam hun tur ngaihtuahna neihna kawngah nasa takin a pui thei a ni.

Eng dinhmunah nge he test hi tih a nih?

Doctor-in he test hi i tan a rawt theih chhan hrang hrang a awm. A bulpui berte chu:

• Cancer enkawl mekte enfiah: He test hi cancer dona damdawi thenkhat (cardio-toxic damdawi), chu chu thinlunga nghawng nei thei damdawi hman hunah thinlung a chhiat leh chhiat loh hriat lawk a pawimawh hle.
• Mi rilru lam radiation nei tawhte screening: Chhung hmuna radiation awm hian a chang chuan thinlung a nghawng thei. Hei hi hetiang dinhmun enfiah nan hman a ni.
• Lung natna hrang hrangte tehfung siam:
• Lung ruh chak lo (cardiomyopathy) nei te enfiah thin ang che.
• Heart failure nei te dinhmun enfiah thin ang che. Hei hi pacemaker chi hrang hrang dah hma leh dah hnuah a dik hle a, entirnan biventricular pacemaker.
• Pericardial disease a awm leh awm loh enfiah thin ang che.

Test atan engtin nge kan inbuatsaih ang?

A tha ber chu he test hi inbuatsaihna tam tak a ngai lo. Mahse hengte hi hre reng ang che.

Test neih chhung hian eng nge thleng?

Test pumpui hi darkar khat vel a ni tlangpui. Echo lab-ah tih a ni. Test neih chhung hian a hnuaia thilte hi a thleng thin:

1. Electrode dah dan: A hmasain trained technician (sonographer) chuan i rilruah stickers te tak te, flat pathum a dah ang. Chungte chu ``electrodes'' an ti a, chungte chu wire hmanga ``EKG'' machine-ah an thlunzawm a ni. Hei hian test chhung zawnga i thinlung electrical activity chu a record vek a ni.

2. Posture dik tak: 1.1.Exam table-ah i veilam sir a mu turin siam i ni ang. A chang chuan i kut veilam chu i lu chungah dah turin an ti ang che.

3. Scanning: A dawtah chuan kutkawr te tak te, ``transducer'' an tih chu i rilru hmun engemaw zatah a kal tir a. He device tip-ah hian gel tlemte an hnawih a. He gel hian vun tichhe lovin image chiang tak a hmuh theih nan a pui a ni.

4. Position thlak danglam: Thinlung kil hrang hrang atanga thlalak lak a ngaih avangin test neih chhung hian vawi tam tak position thlak turin an ti ang che.

5. Thâwk vawn: A châng chuan, thlalak chiang tak hmuh theih nân second engemaw zât i thawk kha vawng tlat tûra tih i ni thei bawk.

Test neih chhung hian engtin nge i awm ang?

Hei hi non-invasive test a nih avangin engmah hrehawmna i nei lovang. Mahse, a hnuaia mite hi i tawng thei a ni:

• Device a gel awm hian vun a ti lum deuh a .
• Device hian thlalak chiang tak a lak avangin i rilruah pressure engemaw zat a awm tih i hre ang.
• Machine atanga thawm lo chhuak chu i hre thei.

Test zawhah eng nge thleng?

Test zawh hnuah i thawmhnaw thlakin in lamah i haw thei a, i thil tih dangte pawh i thawk thei bawk. He test atang hian side effect a awm lo.

Test result chu uluk takin cardiologist-in a enfiah a, i enkawltu doctor hnenah a thawn thin. Chumi hnuah chuan i doctor chuan result chu a sawipui ang che , i thinlung lemte chuan eng nge a lan tih a hrilhfiah ang a, enkawlna eng emaw tal i mamawh leh mamawh loh a hrilhfiah ang che.

Heart test chungchang i hriat hian tlem a hlauhthawn leh hlauhthawn hi thil pangngai tak a ni. Mahse, hei hi test him tak leh hrehawm lo tak a ni tih hre reng ang che. I rilru hahna awm chhun chu device-in i vun a nawr nasat lutuk hi a ni.