Question 1

are blood tests, echocardiograms, ekgs, and x-rays used in combination, good ways to spot heart issues such as angina and artery problems?

Accepted Answer

Not necessarily: None of the tests will rule out heart disease with 100% certainty. Your effort should be to have a healthy diet, maintain healthy weight and exercise at least 150 minutes/week, to prevent heart disease.
Visit this site of advice on nutrition: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/.

Question 2

are blood tests, holter, echocardiograms, ekgs, and x-rays used in combination, good ways to spot heart issues such as angina and artery problems?

Accepted Answer

Not necessarily: The tests will not rule out heart disease with certainty. You could prevent heart disease by having healthy diet, maintaining health weight and exercising 150 minutes/week. Visit this site for advice on nutrition:  http://www.choosemyplate.gov/.

Question 3

what does an echocardiogram tell about your heart?

Accepted Answer

The size and: Function of the different chambers. How the valves are working and if there is fluid surrounding the heart.

Question 4

help please. could an echocardiogram show if you have a weak heart?

Accepted Answer

Echo: An echocardiogram can usually indicate if there is a mechanical problem. No test is without the possibility of missing something however.

Question 5

no bubbles showed up in the heart during the bubble echocardiogram?

Accepted Answer

Echo: We do bubble studies to identify abnormal flows. If peripherally injected bubbles don't show jo in the heart there is usually a technical problem.

Question 6

might echocardiogram detect a heart disease?

Accepted Answer

Yes: The echocardiogram (echo) is great for detecting "structural" problems like misshapen chambers, damaged valves, etc. It's not particularly useful for figuring out heart artery blockages (unless the heart attack already happened) or electrical problems.

Question 7

can heart failure be picked up on echocardiogram?

Accepted Answer

Yes: This is the main test used to evaluate heart function and contraction real time.  It can be used to see the "pumping ability" of the heart or its failure.

Question 8

can an echocardiogram diagnose an enlarged heart?

Accepted Answer

Yes.: Echo is the best way in most people to measure chambers of the heart.

Question 9

can an echocardiogram be the cause of a heart attack?

Accepted Answer

No: An echocardiogram is just a test, an ultrasound of the heart. There are no side effects.

Question 10

does a normal echocardiogram mean heart murmur is benign?

Accepted Answer

Murmur: A heart murmur. A murmur is just noise. Sometimes serious problems cause a murmur many times a murmur is caused by normal flow. Patients often mistranslate what the dr. Tells them.
A normal echocardiogram implies there is no heart abnormality causing the noise

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Are blood tests, echocardiograms, ekgs, and x-rays used in combination, good ways to spot heart issues such as angina and artery problems?

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Are blood tests, holter, echocardiograms, ekgs, and x-rays used in combination, good ways to spot heart issues such as angina and artery problems?

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What does an echocardiogram tell about your heart?

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Help please. could an echocardiogram show if you have a weak heart?

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No bubbles showed up in the heart during the bubble echocardiogram?

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Might echocardiogram detect a heart disease?

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Can heart failure be picked up on echocardiogram?

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