Echocardiogram (Echo)

During this painless test, a microphone-like device is held against your chest. When it’s placed at different angles, the ultrasound waves it produces reflect off different parts of your heart and create a picture on a video screen. These images provide important information about how your heart is functioning.

Diagnoses these conditions:

Arrhythmia

Atrial Fibrillation

Blocked Arteries

Heart Failure

Hole in Your Heart

Valve Disease

Women’s Heart Disease

Need Help? Call 610-402-CARE (8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday) to talk to nurses and other experts who can help you find a heart care doctor and more.

This page last updated 11/7/08 04:58 PM

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