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Echocardiogram

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ech·o·car·di·o·gram (k-kärd--grm)
n.
A visual record produced by echocardiography.

Echocardiogram
A non-invasive ultrasound test that shows an image of the inside of the heart. An echocardiogram can be performed to identify any structural problems which cause a heart murmur.

echocardiogram,
n a visual representation, produced through ultrasound waves, of the heart's structure and movement.
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Ecchymosis.

echocardiogram
the record produced by echocardiography.

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A transthoracic echocardiogram demonstrated a ventricular septal defect and vegetations on the septal leaflet of the tricuspid valve.
GLENDALE - For National Heart Awareness Month in February, Glendale Adventist Medical Center will offer a limited number of free echocardiogram screenings by appointment to those 45 and older.
The heart risk factors are primary here, and if you find that you have two or more, consider a stress test or stress echocardiogram.
 
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