Palpitation echocardiography and ultrasound
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Risk calculators and risk factors for Palpitation echocardiography and ultrasound |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Akash Daswaney, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
There are no echocardiography/ultrasound findings associated with [disease name].
OR
Echocardiography/ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on an echocardiography/ultrasound suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
OR
There are no echocardiography/ultrasound findings associated with [disease name]. However, an echocardiography/ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include [complication 1], [complication 2], and [complication 3].
Echocardiography/Ultrasound
- An echocardiography is a second line investigation that is employed in the diagnosis of patients presenting with palpitations when there is an increased suspicion of structural heart disease. [1]
- These include conditions like;
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Severe aortic regurgitation
- Severe mitral regurgitation
- Congenital Heart diseases
- Mechanical Prosthetic valves
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
References
- ↑ Raviele A, Giada F, Bergfeldt L, Blanc JJ, Blomstrom-Lundqvist C, Mont L; et al. (2011). "Management of patients with palpitations: a position paper from the European Heart Rhythm Association". Europace. 13 (7): 920–34. doi:10.1093/europace/eur130. PMID 21697315.