What Is an Echocardiogram Test?

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Echocardiogram More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by dreamgoat | permalink
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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.
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For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/echocardiogram ^[1]

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Echocardiogram: Read About Test Results More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Christian Thioudellet | permalink
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Read about the echocardiogram test, results, and the different types of procedures including transesophageal echocardiogram, transthoracic echocardiogram, stress echocardiogram, and Doppler echocardiogram.

For further reading: http://www.medicinenet.com/echocardiogram/article.htm ^[2]

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Echo stress test More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by ibnu suud | permalink
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Echo or Echocardiographic stress test. How it is performed and used in diagnosing heart disease
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For further reading: http://www.heartsite.com/html/echo_stress.html ^[3]

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1. http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/echocardiogram

2. http://www.medicinenet.com/echocardiogram/article.htm

3. http://www.heartsite.com/html/echo_stress.html