For patients, there's much less anxiety compared to a cardiac cath, says Steiner. "There is minimal risk with CTA. And the results are over 95% accurate." An echo test involves ultrasound-- high ...

An echocardiogram, or echo, is a medical test that provides useful information about the heart. Medicare usually covers the test if it is medically necessary and if the healthcare provider accepts ...

Approximately 30–50% of patients with heart failure have normal or near normal left ventricle function. Several epidemiological studies confirm that the prevalence of heart failure with normal ...

Fetal Echocardiography is a comprehensive, lavishly illustrated guide to fetal heart scanning for anyone involved in obstetric ... of each standard view and the possible deviations from normal.

We have a state-of-the-art VEVO 3100 ECHO machine, an MX400 variable frequency (20-46MHz) probe, a temperature-controlled platform with EKG monitoring, and an anesthesia machine. We can measure ...

The influence of echocardiography on the number of cardiac catheterizations(CC) performed prior to cardiac surgery was assessed in a retrospective analysis comparing two 12 month periods(Jan.-Dec ...