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Monday, October, 26, 2009

What Is Echocardiography

Health Encyclopedia: Stress Echocardiography

Alternative Names

Echocardiography stress test; Stress test - echocardiography


Normal Values


What abnormal results mean


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Expert & Community Posts

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Hot tubs and heart disease: Trouble or treatment?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

In many cultures throughout history and even today, the methods of bathing are different from ours.... Read more »

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The Missing Link Between Heart Disease and Dental Health
By HeartHawk , Health Expert

...receive at your dentist's office.  Researchers used Echocardiography of carotid arteries to... Read more »

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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 »

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05/09/07 Podcast - PFO - A "Hole in the Heart" Related to Migraine?
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...stroke. PFO is diagnosed with a TEE (transesophageal echocardiogram), which is performed by... Read more »

Health Guide

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 »
Stress echocardiography
... Echocardiography stress test; Stress test - echocardiography Read more »
Meet Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH
...diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cardiovascular disease. He has additional training in both echocardiography and nuclear medicine and is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology,... 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 »
Stress Echocardiography
...How the test is performed The ultrasound portion of this test is performed in the same way as an echocardiogram. Exercise (treadmill/bicycle) or medication is used to increase your heart rate... Read more »

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