Bubble-contrast echocardiogram
A dive-specific assessment for right-to-left shunts, including PFO, with reporting suitable for diving doctors and UKDMC review.
Flagship service →DiveEcho provides high-quality private echocardiography with specialist bubble-contrast studies for recreational and commercial divers — alongside detailed cardiac assessment for anyone seeking modern echo imaging.
Focused assessment for divers and comprehensive echocardiography for wider cardiac questions — all performed in a familiar clinical environment.
A dive-specific assessment for right-to-left shunts, including PFO, with reporting suitable for diving doctors and UKDMC review.
Flagship service →A complete structural and functional cardiac ultrasound using the BSE minimum dataset.
Complete TTE assessment →A sensitive measure of ventricular function that can reveal subtle change alongside standard imaging.
Image quality dependent →Contrast-enhanced imaging to improve endocardial definition where acoustic windows are limited.
Used when clinically appropriate →
The service is led by a BSE-accredited Consultant in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine, bringing expert imaging, interpretation and clinical oversight to every scan.
A responsive private service built around precise imaging, nuanced reporting and convenient access.
High-sensitivity bubble protocols, multiple provocation manoeuvres and graded shunt scoring.
Imaging, interpretation and clinical oversight from a BSE-accredited Consultant.
Weekday, evening and weekend availability designed around work, training and dive schedules.
Scans performed in the Cardiac Investigations Department at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor.
Diver-specific reporting suitable for UKDMC-approved diving doctors and wider clinical review.
A convenient private service for divers across North Wales and North West England.
All scans take place in the Cardiac Investigations Department — a hospital setting with straightforward access for North Wales and North West England.
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