Most echocardiograms don’t require extensive preparation. If you’re having a transesophageal echocardiogram, you may need to fast for several hours before your procedure. Unlike several other ...

Depending on symptoms, family history, and risk factors, that screening will usually begin with a traditional resting echocardiogram or “Echo” to get a clear picture of the heart’s structure.

Longview Regional Medical Center has scheduled free heart screenings Saturday for area youth ages 14 to 18. The screenings ...

Heart sounds are one tool providers use to assess heart health. Learn about systolic, diastolic, and S1 to S4 heart sounds in ...

Atrial echo beats (a.k.a. "reciprocal beats") occur when a premature ventricular complex is conducted backward (retrograde) across the AV node back to the atrium (a.k.a "ventriculoatrial conduction").

The injection of agitated saline solution produces echo contrast by the creation ... Thirty minutes of close monitoring with vital signs and electrocardiogram after contrast administration were ...

And because it’s also quite simple to implement the required sensors, it makes sense that electrocardiogram (ECG) machines are a popular choice among introductory medical electronics projects.

Common tests can yield data that can be used to diagnose heart failure, irregular heartbeats, says Dr Paul Friedman ...