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 disease.

Transthoracic echocardiography utilizes both visual (qualitative) and quantitative tools to evaluate cardiac structure and function Traditional techniques, such as two-dimensional and Doppler imaging, ...

Sound is a form of energy. It is that form of energy which makes us hear. Sound wave is a vibratory disturbance in a medium which carries energy from one point to another without there being a direct ...

Although not for all patients assessed for aortic stenosis, EBCT could tilt the balance toward or away from a recommendation for surgery when echo findings are inconclusive, coauthor Dr Maurice ...

Feb. 25, 2004 — Pulmonary hypertension increases mortality in sickle cell disease, according to the results of a study published in the Feb. 26 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Doppler ...