Cardiac Ultrasound (Echocardiography)

What is Cardiac Ultrasound (Echocardiography)?

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.

Symptoms

shortness of breath.
leg swelling.
heart murmurs.
irregular heartbeat.
abnormal blood pressure.

Complications

If you have a standard transthoracic echocardiogram, you may feel some discomfort when the ultrasound wand pushes against your chest. The firmness is needed to create the best pictures of the heart. There may be a small risk of a reaction to the contrast dye. Some people get backaches, headaches or rashes.

Causes

Information from an echocardiogram may show: Changes in heart size. Weakened or damaged heart valves, high blood pressure or other diseases can cause thickened heart walls or enlarged heart chambers.

Risk factors

Intracardiac testing carries the same low risk for bleeding, heart attack, and stroke as an angiogram performed during cardiac catheterization.
A transesophageal echocardiogram can include a bad reaction to the sedative and cause a sore throat or (rarely) a minor throat injury.

Prevention

Before an echocardiogram, you shouldn't eat or drink anything for a certain period of time, depending on the type of test. You may also need to avoid caffeine, smoking, and certain medications on the day of the test. Your health care team will tell you how to prepare.

How is it diagnosed?

An echocardiogram uses sound waves to create pictures of the heart. This common test can show blood flow through the heart and heart valves. Your health care provider can use the pictures from the test to find heart disease and other heart conditions.

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An echocardiogram (echo) is a graphic outline of your heart's movement. During an echo test, your healthcare provider uses ultrasound (high-frequency sound waves) from a hand-held wand placed on your chest to take pictures of your heart's valves and chambers.

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