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Does an echocardiogram show all types of heart disease or arrythimias?


Does an echocardiogram show all types of heart disease or arrythimias?

ECG will show any eletrical damage and an ECHO will show any physical damage.

You will see an old heart attack or one happinging now with the Ecg. and also the rhythm and irregular beats called ectopy.

You will see Valve problems and defects with the Echo.

Jerry
It measures your heart's rhythm, and shows any irregularities. Heart disease is a broad spectrum of things that can be wrong, from heart murmurs, to plaque buildup within the heart, to congenital anomalies etc. It doesnt show exactly what is wrong, the doctor has to interpret the reading with your other labs, and history.
I don't know but I have read a story about long Q-T syndrome where the doctor didn't bother to measure the distance between Q and T and therefore didn't diagnose it. Also sometimes heart symptoms don't show up because they are occasional.
It's a good test but only one test. Doctors should have specific testing recommendations for specific situations. And there is nothing wrong with getting a second opinion!
An echo can show the size and some of the functioning of the heart. It can show enlargement of chambers, it can show how the valves are working.. It doesn't show much in the way of the blood flow to the heart muscle.
No to both. An Echo can measure the flow of blood through the cambers of the heart, and out from the heart. If this flow of blood is abnormally slow or irregular, it MIGHT indicate somekind of problem which would need further tests to determine specifics. By itself it cannot give specifics; its value lies in being a first line NON-invasive test.
Not all but most.
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