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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An echocardiogram revealed the telltale signs in grayscale images of an enlarged heart chamber, its walls stretched thin.
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Lewis Kamb, NBC News, 14 June 2024
An echocardiogram was ordered but not performed before Held was discharged on Oct. 25, the suit states.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2024
Doctors use different reference standards for men and women, for example, when performing echocardiograms to measure the size of the heart simply because men typically have slightly larger hearts than women, Cheng says.
—Liz Szabo, Scientific American, 6 June 2024
In addition to the cost of the tests, Kim also emphasizes that reading ECG and echocardiograms requires expertise, especially those for athletes.
—Amanda Sealy, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
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Lewis Kamb, NBC News, 14 June 2024
An echocardiogram was ordered but not performed before Held was discharged on Oct. 25, the suit states.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2024
Doctors use different reference standards for men and women, for example, when performing echocardiograms to measure the size of the heart simply because men typically have slightly larger hearts than women, Cheng says.
—Liz Szabo, Scientific American, 6 June 2024
In addition to the cost of the tests, Kim also emphasizes that reading ECG and echocardiograms requires expertise, especially those for athletes.
—Amanda Sealy, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
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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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