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Echocardiogram Results

Health Encyclopedia: Echocardiogram

Alternative Names

Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE); Echocardiogram - transthoracic; Doppler ultrasound of the heart; Surface echo

Normal Values

A normal echocardiogram reveals normal heart valves and chambers and normal heart wall movement.

What abnormal results mean

An abnormal echocardiogram can mean many things. Some abnormalities are very minor and do not pose significant risks. Other abnormalities are signs of very serious heart disease that will require furth...

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Expert & Community Posts

What is a TEE Heart Test?

By Dr. Kirk Laman: Wholehearted Cardiologist , Health Expert

A TEE - Trans Esophageal Echocardiogram is a special ultrasound test for examining the heart in... Read more »

05/09/07 Podcast - PFO - A "Hole in the Heart" Related to Migraine?

By MigraineCast , Health Expert

...stroke. PFO is diagnosed with a TEE (transesophageal echocardiogram), which is performed by... Read more »

Dr. Cynthia Shelby Lane Answers Your Questions About Heart Disease

By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert

...blood products. A "poor or abnormal" result on an echocardiogram can have multiple... Read more »

What Causes Dizziness? Is it My Heart?

By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert

...tests such as an MRI, EEG, carotid ultrasound, EKG, Echocardiogram, a TILT test, hormone and... Read more »

Improving Health Care Coverage for All Americans

By Jeffrey Heit , Health Expert

...few hundred dollars and a routine stress test or echocardiogram can set you back over $1000 if... Read more »

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Health Guide

Stress Test: When are Stress Tests Necessary?

...reasons for the stress test, you may be asked to where a mask (to check on your use of oxygen) or an echocardiogram might require a technician to use a transducer (an instrument that looks like a... Read more »

Mitral Valve Proplase Patient Guide

...abnormal valve fighting the pressure of the left ventricle. The diagnosis can be confirmed with an echocardiogram or cardiac echo; the echocardiogram also can determine the level of severity of... Read more »

PFO \Hole in the Heart\" and Migraine"

...blood clots can pass through the PFO and cause a stroke. PFO is diagnosed with a TEE (transesophageal echocardiogram), which is performed by passing an ultrasound probe down the esophagus, near... Read more »

Heart Attack Patient Guide, Part I: Symptoms

...leading cause of death during the first several hours following an acute heart attack. Sometimes an echocardiogram will be required. This is a test done by ultrasound. A transducer (a device that... Read more »

Causes of Cardiac Enlargement

...done on a large-scale basis. The best way for a physician to evaluate cardiac enlargement is with an echocardiogram. This test uses a form of ultrasound similar to that used to look at... Read more »

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Medications

Strattera Oral Dosage and Storage

...your doctor should perform certain heart tests (EKG, echocardiogram) before you start taking... Read more »

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