In some cases, this may be followed by a stress echocardiogram, or “stress test,” to determine how the heart responds to workload. Each of these tests has a specific function when it comes 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 ...

Kwan, MD, assistant professor, Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars ... In the Stanford Health Care external-validation test ultrasound cohort, the model detected cirrhosis ...