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How reliable is an echocardiogram for diagnosis?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Depends: It depends on what you are trying to diagnosis. It is obviously of no use in diagnosing appendicitis. For leakage or a block in a heart valve it is very reliable. Same as for measuring how hard the muscle is contracting or whether the heart chambers are enlarged. It also depends on technical issues. Less reliable if you are 400 pounds or have lung disease.
Answered 4/4/2016
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Varies Widely: Most heart muscle, valve, blood flow issues are not detectable by symptoms, stethoscope &/or EKG; most are missed. Using ultrasound, 1-10 MHz, motion of the 4 muscular chambers, 4 valves, aorta & blood flow are partially visible, measurements can be made & more issues evaluated. Quality=very dependent on machine, tech, person & reader. Thus, always get copies of all videos, read yourself & save.
Answered 7/20/2019
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