Can echocardiography diagnose congenital heart disease?

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Question
Hello doctor,
Sometimes, I often feel a heart throbbing for about 1 second, sometimes throbbing, sometimes throbbing with each beat. When I run fast, my heart hurts. Can I ask if congenital heart disease is inherited and echocardiography can diagnose congenital heart disease?
Anonymous customer
Answer
Answered by Master, Doctor Dao Kim Phuong - Cardiologist and Echocardiographer - Department of Examination - Vinmec Times City International Hospital
Hello,
With Question “Can echocardiography diagnose congenital heart disease? ", the doctor would like to answer as follows:
Signs of heart attack, sharp pain when moving are non-specific signs, may appear in heart disease or other diseases. If you have abnormal heart problems, you should see a cardiologist and echocardiography, it will be easy to diagnose whether you have congenital heart disease? Echocardiography is a simple, inexpensive, and very accurate method of diagnosing congenital heart disease and is not harmful to health. So you can have an echocardiogram.
If you still have questions about echocardiography, you can go to a hospital of Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wish you a lot of health.
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