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Echocardiogram


•	Definition
•	Why is the Test Performed?
•	How is the Test Performed?
•	How to Prepare for the Test?
•	How will the Test Feel?
•	Normal Values
•	What do Abnormal Results Mean?
•	Special Considerations
•	Risks
•	Pictures & Images
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Alternate Names : Doppler Ultrasound of the Heart, Echocardiogram - Transthoracic, Surface Echo, Transthoracic Echocardiogram (TTE)

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Normal Values

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

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• Definition
• Why is the Test Performed?
• How is the Test Performed?
• How to Prepare for the Test?
• How will the Test Feel?
• Normal Values
• What do Abnormal Results Mean?
• Special Considerations
• Risks
• Pictures & Images

Topics that might be of interest to you

Diseases & Conditions

• Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy
• Aortic Dissection
• Aortic Insufficiency
• Aortic Stenosis
• Arrhythmias
• Arterial Embolism
• Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter
• Atrial Myxoma - Left
• Atrial Myxoma - Right
• Atrial Septal Defect
• Cardiac Amyloidosis
• Cardiac Tamponade
• Cardiogenic Shock
• Cardiomyopathy
• Coarctation of the Aorta
• Dilated Cardiomyopathy
• Ectopic Heartbeat
• Heart Attack
• Heart Failure
• Hypertensive Heart Disease
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
• Infectious Endocarditis
• Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
• Left-Sided Heart Failure
• Lung Disease
• Mitral Regurgitation - Acute
• Mitral Regurgitation - Chronic
• Mitral Stenosis
• Mitral Valve Prolapse
• Patent Ductus Arteriosus
• Pericarditis
• Pericarditis - After Heart Attack
• Pericarditis - Bacterial
• Pericarditis - Constrictive
• Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
• Primary Amyloidosis
• Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
• Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
• Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
• Right-Sided Heart Failure
• Secondary Systemic Amyloid
• Stroke
• Tetralogy of Fallot
• Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
• Transposition of the Great Vessels
• Tricuspid Regurgitation
• Ventricular Septal Defect

Tests & Exams

• ECG
• X-Ray

Other Topics

• Noninvasive
• Obesity

Review Date : 11/6/2002
Reviewed By : Thippeswamy H. Murthy, M.D., Division of Cardiology, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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