Sathya Sai hospital gets 2 echocardiography machines Updated: Updated: They are equipped with advanced technologies Share Article They are equipped with advanced technologies The Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences at Puttaparthi got two state-of-the-art echocardiography machines valued at ₹3.6 crore as a new facility for the patients. Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust Managing Trustee R.J. Rathnakar on Tuesday inaugurated the machines at the super-specialty hospital in the presence of SSSIHMS Director Gurumurthy, Department of Cardiology head V.R. Iyer and Department of Cardio-Thoracic Vascular Surgery head Neelam Desai. The state-of-the-art systems are equipped with one-touch live 3D imaging, an automatic strain calculator for all four chambers for the heart, an automatic EF calculator, and one-touch multiple axis views of the heart chambers. The systems also come equipped with advanced transducer technology which provides multiple anatomical views at a single touch. All these features help the cardiologist or cardiac surgeon make better decisions more efficiently.