Heart disease is the number-one killer of adults in the U.S.

The heart and circulation experts at the American Society of Echocardiography encourage you to learn more about heart ultrasound.  It’s the proven, safe and fast way your doctor can evaluate your heart’s health.

Here are just a few of things heart ultrasound does.

What Does Heart Ultrasound Do?

Sees the structure of your heart and checks for problems

Examines how blood flows through your heart

Evaluates your heart before major surgery

Measures the size and thickness of your heart and its chambers

Yields information on the valves of your heart

Helps show if you have a heart murmur

Explores problems with the heart muscle

Assesses damage to your heart after a heart attack

Rules out abnormalities in your heart

Tests your heart’s response to exercise

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Last Update 3/8/2007