Heart conditions can be difficult to diagnose, often requiring specialised tools to provide a clear picture of a patient’s heart health. Among the most effective methods is the echo test for heart, ...

In some cases, this may be followed by a stress echocardiogram, or “stress test,” to determine how the heart responds to ...

And the results are over 95% accurate." An echo test involves ultrasound-- high-frequency sound waves -- to evaluate the function of heart muscle and valves, the same technology used to ensure a ...

If you’re having a transesophageal echocardiogram ... doing a treadmill stress test, you may need to refrain from taking any medications that bring down your heart rate or blood pressure.

Project ECHO ® is a lifelong learning and guided practice model that revolutionizes medical education and exponentially increases workforce capacity to provide best-practice specialty care and reduce ...

ADVANCEMENTS in surgical, medical, anaesthetic and intensive care have significantly improved survival rates for children ...

Here are some tests to check your heart health ... giving doctors important information about your heart’s fitness. An ultrasound of the heart that uses sound waves to create images of the ...

Cardiac testing is essential for diagnosing and managing heart disease. I asked Lee Health Heart Institute Cardiologist Robert Cross, M.D., to explain tests used for assessing heart function ...