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echocardiogram - Definition: (Source: MedLinePlus)

Echocardiogram is a test that uses sound waves to create a moving picture of the heart. The picture is much more detailed than x-ray image and involves no radiation exposure. ...
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echocardiogram - Images (Source: MedLinePlus)
echocardiogram, Circulatory system
Circulatory system

About echocardiogram (Source: Medem)
For purchasing, click here. An echocardiogram is an image of the heart created by bouncing ultrasound waves off the heart and into a machine that translates the echoes into a computer-generated picture. Echocardiography is a method of visualizing the heart using ultrasound technology. An echocardiogram allows doctors to see the heart while it is moving and to observe the main pumping chambers, the shape and thickness of the chamber walls, the valves, the outer covering, and the major vessels leading into and out of the heart. It is also possible to determine the volume and direction of blood flow through the heart. ...
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Further Reading on echocardiogram
  • Sickle Cell Disease - Treatment Overview ( WebMD )
    Successful treatment of sickle cell disease requires : The latest treatment and home care information for families affected by ...all adults with sickle cell disease undergo an echocardiogram as a...
  • Mitral Valve Prolapse - Topic Overview ( WebMD )
    What is mitral valve prolapse ? Your mitral valve controls blood flow on the left side of your heart . The valve opens and closes ...for mitral valve prolapse. This test is called an echocardiogram . Will...
  • Ventricular Septal Defect ( WebMD )
    Ventricular septal defect is a hole in the wall between the right and left ventricles of the heart...leaves the hospital, several tests may be ordered before discharge. An echocardiogram (an ultrasound...
  • Congenital Heart Defects - Topic Overview ( WebMD )
    What are congenital heart defects ? Congenital heart defects are problems with how a baby ' s heart ...your baby will probably need several tests, such as blood tests, an echocardiogram , and possibly a...
  • Lymphoma ( WebMD )
    Lymphoma is a group of cancers that affect the cells that play a role in the immune system , and ...enough to withstand the side effects of therapy. Examples include an echocardiogram or MUGA scan for...


  • Atrial Flutter ( WebMD )
    Atrial flutter is an abnormality in the beating of the heart...months. Either method works well. The important thing is to get ECG documentation of your arrhythmia. Echocardiogram : This is a painless...
  • Tetralogy of Fallot ( WebMD )
    Tetralogy of Fallot , the most common heart defect in children , is a condition that causes the mixing of oxygen - poor blood with the ...cardiac catheterization if the clinical, ECG, and echocardiogram ...
  • Mitral Valve Prolapse - Treatment Overview ( WebMD )
    ...have symptoms, such as shortness of breath, chest pain, or palpitations, and your heart exam or echocardiogram suggests a higher ....pain, or palpitations, and your heart exam or echocardiogram ...

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