If the images from a transthoracic echocardiogram are unclear, the doctor may recommend a transesophageal ultrasound.

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As far as my quirky EKG, Barr recommended a stress test with an echocardiogram.

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The heart function can be assessed with an ultrasound of the heart called an echocardiogram or with a nuclear medicine test.

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Today, the cardiologist said, she would get a stress test, an echocardiogram, a mobile Holter monitor, and maybe even a cardiac catheterization.

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The motion cites a sworn statement by echocardiogram technician Marti McCulloch that Fleming instructed her to use an incorrect technique for measuring atrial regurgitation, a key component of fen-phen claims.

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Wyeth is trying to counter the lawyers by settling the most damaging cases--the ones with sympathetic, high-earning plaintiffs or strong evidence of heart damage on an echocardiogram--and pushing the weak ones in front of juries.

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Transthoracic or transesophageal echocardiogram.

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