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Interventional Cardiology (Expert Forum)
what does an echocardiogram tell?
Answered by
Annette Quick, M.D. - General Cardiology, Echocardiology
Truman Medical Center
Kansas City - MO
Questions in the Interventional Cardiology forum are answered by medical professionals affiliated with the Truman Medical Center. Topics covered include acute coronary syndrome, angina , atrial fibrillation , cardiac catheterization , cardiomyopathy , drug abuse & cardiac disease, echocardiography , heart failure , hypertension & heart disease , lipid management , minorities and heart disease, peripheral vascular disease prevention, valvular heart disease , women’s heart health, and the warning signs of a heart attack.
what does an echocardiogram tell?
by titansfan614, Dec 07, 2008 04:29PM
If I was on the verge of having a heart attack would it show up in an echocardiogram and a blood test?
Doctor's Answer
by Annette Quick, M.D., Dec 09, 2008 03:11PM
, Dec 09, 2008 03:11PMTo: titansfan614
On the verge of a heart attack will not be picked up by an echo or blood work.Other types of studies would need to be done.
Good Luck,
Jon