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An echocardiogram (also called an echo) is a type of ultrasound test that uses high-pitched sound waves that are sent through a device called a transducer. The device picks up echoes of the sound waves as they bounce off the different parts of your heart. These echoes are turned into moving pictures of your heart that can be seen on a video screen.
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A 41-year old asked:
What is an echo test?
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How does an echo function?
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A 50-year old male asked:
How do I prepare for an echo test?
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A 32-year old asked:
Echo cardiograph report! 10 points!?
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A 37-year old female asked:
My ef ftp echo is 62%. Is that normal?
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A 31-year old asked:
If I am marfanoid, should I get an echo?
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A 51-year old female asked:
What does and/or will an echo gram detect?
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A 41-year old male asked:
EF ( teich) on echo says 67% what is this ?
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A 50-year old male asked:
Are you supposed to fast before an echo test?
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A 48-year old male asked:
What we do for 2d echo for my wife age 49year old?
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A 37-year old asked:
What does mv insufficiency mean for a diagnosis to do a echo?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Is LVPW thickening 24.3% normal. How is this interpreted on an echo?
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A 44-year old asked:
Echo results normal on vscan. So would someone do better with fullblown echo?
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A female asked:
I am a 54 year old female that just had an echo and was told that the results were barely normal. What does that mean?
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A 20-year old female asked:
When Drs give test results, why would one refer to test results as satisfactory if normal? Why not good or excellent? (E.g In Echo results)
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A 45-year old female asked:
Had an echo today. Cardio says EF 60-65, but tech's Teicholz reading was 80 though she said it would be 65. Is this anything to worry about?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Echo report had 3 EF readings- mod sp4, sp2, and BP. All different. Which is most accurate? And what Is normal? Was told my 56/60 was low-normal
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A 25-year old male asked:
Can you have a normal echo 1 month and two months later have an abnormal one with the only difference bieng a mild rv enlargement? Why would this be?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Can you have a normal echo 1 month.and two months.later a little abnormal? First one everything was normal ,second.one showed mild rv enlargement? Why the change? Maybe different perspective?????
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A 44-year old asked:
What are internal echos in a cyst?
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A 44-year old asked:
Is a resting cardio echo accurate?
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A female asked:
What is multiple echoes in the cyst?
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A 44-year old asked:
What does it mean if the echo showed pfo?
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A 28-year old asked:
How do I interpret echo-cardiogram results?
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A 62-year old male asked:
What does an ef= 45-50% on an echo-cardiogram mean?
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A 37-year old asked:
Do you need echo to evaluate mild tricuspis regurgitiation?
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A 42-year old male asked:
Can 2 echo tests show PFO, but a TEE show no PFO, confusing?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Can echo report must shows left ventricular wall thickness ?
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A 41-year old male asked:
Echo said on LV appears to be very mildly hypokinetic What is this ?
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A 30-year old asked:
Can you please define normal velocity of blood as measured in echo test?
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