Cardiology

At the CEMDOE Cardiology Unit, we offer specialized consultations where our cardiologists assess the cardiovascular health of each patient, establishing an accurate diagnosis and a personalized treatment plan. Follow-up consultations are essential for monitoring patients' progress and adjusting treatments as needed, ensuring optimal management of their heart condition.


The Holter is a portable device that monitors heart electrical activity for 24-48 hours, enabling to record any abnormalities that may occur during a patient's daily routine. This test is essential to detect arrhythmias or conduction problems not seen on a standard electrocardiogram.

The ABPM continuously measures a patient's blood pressure over a 24-hour period. It provides a complete view of how blood pressure varies day and night. This evaluation is crucial for diagnosing and treating high blood pressure and adjusting the antihypertensive treatment in a personalized way.

The electrocardiogram is a test that records the electrical activity of the heart and is critical for diagnosing various cardiac conditions, such as arrhythmias, myocardial infarctions, and other heart rhythm abnormalities. It is a short, non-invasive test that provides critical information about heart conditions.

Also known as an exercise test or stress test, this measures the heart's response during physical activity on a treadmill. It is a key tool for diagnosing coronary heart disease, assessing heart functional capacity, and determining a patient's safety for physical activity.


This test is performed on a stationary bicycle (bicycle ergometer) and measures the heart's response during exercise. It is especially useful for assessing aerobic capacity and diagnosing heart disease in patients who cannot perform band stress tests.


Echocardiography is an imaging technique that uses ultrasound to visualize the heart and its structures in real-time. This test assesses the heart's size, shape, and movement, as well as the functioning of valves and blood circulation through the heart chambers.



The echocardiogram is a test that uses ultrasound to produce detailed images of the heart, allowing its structure and function to be evaluated. It is critical to diagnose and monitor a wide range of heart diseases.


The M-mode echocardiogram is a variant of the traditional echocardiogram that provides detailed images in a single dimension. This mode is especially useful for accurately measuring the thickness of the heart walls and size of the heart chambers, and also for evaluating the movement of cardiac valves.


This echocardiogram is performed during or immediately after physical exercise or administration of drugs that mimic the effect of exercise on the heart. It allows us to evaluate how the heart responds to stress, which is particularly useful for diagnosing coronary heart disease and assessing cardiac function under stress conditions.

Bubble echocardiography is a specialized technique where microbubbles are injected into the bloodstream during echocardiography. These bubbles act as a contrast, allowing the evaluation of blood circulation through the heart and detecting possible abnormal communications between the Heart chambers, also known as shunts.


Strain echocardiography is an advanced technique that evaluates the cardiac muscle deformations during the contraction and relaxation cycle. This type of echocardiogram is especially useful for detecting heart dysfunctions at very early stages, even before clinical symptoms.