Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

TEE is a diagnostic technique that allows doctors to obtain detailed images of the heart. It involves inserting a tube (probe) down the throat to reach the esophagus (windpipe). Generally, TEE is a ...

An electrocardiogram and echocardiogram (echo) are both noninvasive imaging tests that look at the functioning of your heart and can help identify heart disease. An electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) and ...

An artificial intelligence program created explanations of heart test results that were in most cases accurate, relevant, and easy to understand by patients, a new study finds. The study addressed the ...

Fetal echo is short for fetal echocardiogram, an ultrasound test doctors use to look for congenital heart disease (CHD). This disease affects around 1% of births each year and encompasses a wide range ...

An echocardiogram is an ultrasound image of the heart. Echocardiograms can help doctors diagnose a range of heart problems, such as heart failure, blood clots in the heart, and heart valve disease.