Echocardiogram

Authors

Affiliations

Nate Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Types

Transthoracic echocardiogram

Noninvasive
Ultrasound
Evaluate size and motion of ventricles, ejection fraction estimated
Can be done after exercise testing

For patients with pulmonary disease, use a Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE)

Citation

For attribution, please cite this work as:

Yomogida N, Kerstein C. Echocardiogram. https://yomokerst.com/The Archive/Cardiac System/Cardiac evaluation/echocardiogram.html