- Echocardiogram: What It Shows, Purpose, Types, and Results
Learn more about the echocardiogram: what it is, what it tests, types of echocardiograms, how to prepare, what happens during the test, and what the results show
- Echocardiogram - Mayo Clinic
An echocardiogram uses sound waves to show how blood flows through the heart and heart valves Sensors attached to the chest and sometimes the legs check the heart rhythm during the test
- What is an echocardiogram? Uses, procedure, and results
An echocardiogram is an ultrasound image of the heart Echocardiograms can help doctors diagnose a range of heart problems, such as heart failure, blood clots in the heart, and heart valve
- Echocardiogram (Echo) - American Heart Association
View a printable sheet: What is an Echocardiogram? (PDF) An echocardiogram (echo) is a test that uses high frequency sound waves (ultrasound) to make pictures of your heart
- Echocardiography - Wikipedia
Echocardiography is routinely used in the diagnosis, management, and follow-up of patients with any suspected or known heart diseases It is one of the most widely used diagnostic imaging modalities in cardiology
- Echocardiogram - NHS
An echocardiogram, or "echo", is a scan used to look at the heart and nearby blood vessels It's a type of ultrasound scan, which means a small probe is used to send out high-frequency sound waves that create echoes when they bounce off different parts of the body
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