Echocardiogram

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Circulatory system

Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE); Echocardiogram - transthoracic; Doppler ultrasound of the heart; Surface echo

There are no known risks associated with this test.

Abnormal results may indicate heart valve disease, cardiomyopathy, pericardial effusion, or other heart abnormalities. This test may also be performed for the following conditions:

• Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
• Aortic dissection
• Aortic insufficiency
• Aortic stenosis
• Arrhythmias
• Arterial embolism
• Atrial fibrillation/flutter
• Atrial myxoma
• Atrial septal defect
• Cardiac tamponade
• Cardiomyopathy
• Coarctation of the aorta
• Heart attack
• Heart failure
• Hypertensive heart disease
• Mitral regurgitation; acute
• Mitral regurgitation; chronic
• Mitral stenosis
• Mitral valve prolapse
• Patent ductus arteriosus
• Patent foramen ovale
• Pericarditis; bacterial
• Pericarditis; constrictive
• Pericarditis; post-MI
• Peripartum cardiomyopathy
• Primary amyloidosis
• Pulmonary arterial hypertension
• Pulmonary valve stenosis
• Restrictive cardiomyopathy
• Right-sided heart failure
• Secondary systemic amyloidosis
• Senile cardiac amyloidosis
• Stroke
• Tetralogy of Fallot
• Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
• Transposition of the great vessels
• Tricuspid regurgitation
• Ventricular septal defect

Review Date: 05/23/2011
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; and Michael A. Chen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).

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