0 a test using ultrasound (= sound waves used to produce an image of the inside of someone's body) to examine the structure of the heart and how well it is working:
A 22-year-old pregnant woman was referred for a detailed fetal echocardiogram because an abnormality of the fetal heart was suspected on routine antenatal scanning.
A 29-year-old pregnant woman was referred to our hospital for a detailed fetal echocardiogram because of a fetal arrhythmia.
A murmur was noted incidentally at the age of seven weeks, and the echocardiogram showed tricuspid atresia due to absence of the right atrioventricular connection.
The echocardiogram demonstrated an atrial septal defect within the oval fossa and normal contractility.
Among patients who are followed with frequent echocardiograms, new lesions are virtually never identified beyond four weeks after the onset of the disease.
Patient records, catheterization data, cineangiograms and the most recent echocardiograms at latest follow-up were reviewed.
An echocardiogram showed a large solid mass with cystic components anterior and superior to the heart within the pericardium.
In retrospect, however, the anatomy could be distinguished on preoperative echocardiograms.
