Echocardiogram
An echocardiogram (echo) uses high frequency sound waves (ultrasound) to make pictures of your heart. Echo test can show size and shape of your heart and the blood vessels carrying blood through your heart and heart valves function. The healthcare provider can use the pictures of size and shape from the test to find heart disease and other heart conditions.
Who should get an Echocardiogram
Who have shortness of breath, chest pain, dizziness, and fainting.
What are the benefits of an Echocardiogram
Ability to identify heart valve infections and to assess the blood flow and future evaluate signs and symptoms may suggest to atherosclerosis, cardiomyopathy, congenital heart disease, heart failure, aneurysm, heart value disease, etc.