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| | CHFpatients.com - CHF Tests - Echocardiogram |
 | | An echo can detect and measure valve disease, heart size, blood flow, clots inside the heart, EF, heart wall motion, pressures inside the heart, and more. |
 | | The echo machine sends sound waves to a transducer (a hand-held sound-sensitive device) that is placed on the chest. |
 | | Echo measurements are also influenced by test quality, which is affected by the age, weight, body build of the patient, and presence of lung disease. |
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