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What Is Echocardiogram

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

Silent Heart Disease in Diabetes: “Why Don’t I Feel it?”

By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...time when the patient has an electrocardiogram or echocardiogram for another reason. 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 »

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 »

Why Do Blood Clots Form in Atrial Fibrillation?

By Dr. Kirk Laman: Wholehearted Cardiologist , Health Expert

...visualized by the ultrasound machine on a Trans-esophagel Echocardiogram (TEE). (See the... Read more »

Obstacles to Recovery - Avoiding the Doctor's Visit

By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

...of your symptoms. They may request blood tests and echocardiograms. Additional tests will be... Read more »

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Health Guide

Echocardiogram

...transthoracic; Doppler ultrasound of the heart; Surface echo 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 »

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 »

Stress Echocardiography

...rhythm, heart attack, and collapse. Special considerations The main benefit is that a stress echocardiogram is a very effective, noninvasive test that can help determine whether you have... 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 »

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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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