[1] While contrast agents have not been a critical part of image acquisition in echocardiography, image quality may be suboptimal, particularly in obese patients, in critically ill, ventilated ...

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Most echocardiograms don’t require extensive preparation. If you’re having a transesophageal echocardiogram, you may need to fast for several hours before your procedure. Unlike several other ...

"And the echocardiogram — which creates images of the heart — typically shows a characteristic ballooning of the heart muscle," Gelbman explains. The key difference is that when a person has a heart ...