Echocardiography in Crimea has become more accessible. A professor from the Department of Internal Medicine No. 1 for the Order of the Red Labor Flag of the Medical Institute. Georgievsky Alexander Lagkonogov talked about the possibilities of echocardiography in Crimea. "The capabilities of this method are very broad, especially regarding the diagnosis of acquired heart defects, congenital defects, cardiomyopathy, complications of coronary artery disease, post-infarction conditions, detection of intracardiac formations - tumors, blood clots," Lekonogov said. He noted that technology has advanced: an echocardiogram is performed to evaluate regional contractility disorders, an exercise echocardiogram, and a transesophageal echocardiogram, when a probe is inserted into the esophagus to diagnose complex pathology. Referring to recovery from heart attacks and strokes, the professor noted that the situation in Crimea is improving: clinical observation programs are operating, the network of specialized offices is expanding, but the continuity between the therapist and the cardiologist is not equally established everywhere. Listen to the broadcast of "Radio Crimea".