An echocardiogram is a medical test that uses sound waves (ultrasound) to produce images of your heart. It allows healthcare providers to see the heart's structures like the chambers, valves, and ...

An electrocardiogram and echocardiogram (echo) are both noninvasive imaging tests that look at the functioning of your heart and can help identify heart disease. An electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) and ...

Once largely a diagnosis of exclusion, new tools and treatments are unraveling some of the mysteries surrounding heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

TEE is a diagnostic technique that allows doctors to obtain detailed images of the heart. It involves inserting a tube (probe) down the throat to reach the esophagus (windpipe). Generally, TEE is a ...

Although contrast agents have an essential role in non-invasive imaging techniques, potential side effects limit their use. For example, both low- and iso-osmolar iodinated contrast media used in ...

Echocardiography can identify a range of cardiac abnormalities in COVID-19 patients who have biomarkers indicative of myocardial injury, a new study shows. Importantly, the combination of both ...

Cardiovascular diagnostic imaging plays a crucial role in modern health care, supporting accurate diagnosis, risk ...

4 St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Preparticipation screening, including history, physical examination and often a 12-lead ECG, aims to identify athletes with ...