An echocardiogram can be carried out for many different reasons. It may be done to check how well your heart is working after major heart problems such as a heart attack, or to look at how well the valves are moving inside the heart. An echocardiogram can also help to see any fluid that may have collected around the heart and may be used to see if symptoms such as shortness of breath are caused by a cardiac cause such as heart failure.
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