An echocardiogram produces images of the heart to assess the organ's structure and function. The test is also used to diagnose cardiac conditions.

A risk-assessment formula including not only clinical factors but also cardiac ultrasound abnormalities can accurately identify older patients more at risk of developing cardiovascular events, a ...

The changes can be detected with an echocardiogram, an ultrasound of the heart, before the outward signs and symptoms of heart disease manifest. That information could be key to early prevention ...

The AI model was more efficient at detecting signatures of atrial septal defect (ASD) in electrocardiograms (ECG) than traditional methods.

Dr. Shreya Moodley, MD, FRCPC, Pediatric Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist, talks about what a prenatal echocardiogram is and how it can detect heart abnormalities in an unborn baby.