echocardiogram
noun
echo·car·dio·gram
ˌe-kō-ˈkär-dē-ə-ˌgram 
: a visual record made by echocardiography
also
: the procedure for producing such a record
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That has included streamlining the electrocardiogram process to open up more outpatient appointments, starting an inpatient pace maker program and adding new appointments for patients to receive echocardiograms.
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Grace Hase, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
The pictures accompanying the post included a shot of Olender in a hospital bed as well as a photograph of his echocardiogram, a picture of the heart using sound waves.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 8 Dec. 2025
Even small changes on follow-up echocardiograms were linked with worse survival.8 Another heart valve problem that can make ATTR-CM prognosis worse is severe aortic stenosis, a type of narrowing in the aortic valve.
—Alexandria Nyembwe, Health, 4 Dec. 2025
An echocardiogram or electrocardiogram (EKG) will help a healthcare provider diagnose the condition.
—Rachael Zimlich, Verywell Health, 25 Nov. 2025
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Grace Hase, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
The pictures accompanying the post included a shot of Olender in a hospital bed as well as a photograph of his echocardiogram, a picture of the heart using sound waves.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 8 Dec. 2025
Even small changes on follow-up echocardiograms were linked with worse survival.8 Another heart valve problem that can make ATTR-CM prognosis worse is severe aortic stenosis, a type of narrowing in the aortic valve.
—Alexandria Nyembwe, Health, 4 Dec. 2025
An echocardiogram or electrocardiogram (EKG) will help a healthcare provider diagnose the condition.
—Rachael Zimlich, Verywell Health, 25 Nov. 2025
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echocardiogram
noun
echo·car·dio·gram
ˌek-ō-ˈkärd-ē-ə-ˌgram
: a visual record made by echocardiography
also
: the procedure for producing such a record
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