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 ...

Recently I provided an overview of my experience with the coronary calcium scan, a comfortable, non-invasive, and inexpensive test that allows docs to see inside heart arteries. The test determines ...

Deborah Chen, executive director at the Heart Foundation, described the machine, valued at just over US$33,000, as a well-needed one. She pointed out that the original machine used by the foundation ...

The probe used in a fetal echocardiogram is called a transducer. It emits ultrasonic sound waves into your belly that create an image on the doctor’s screen. These sound waves are at a frequency that ...

An echocardiogram is an ultrasound image of the heart. Echocardiograms can help doctors diagnose a range of heart problems, such as heart failure, blood clots in the heart, and heart valve disease.