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Allison Droddy, ACS, RDCS, RT(R) Awarded FASE Designation by ASE

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The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) recently recognized The Texas Heart Institute Center for Cardiovascular Care’s Advanced Cardiac Sonographer Allison...

Is it reasonable to have an echo done to evaluate my palpitations?

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Palpitations: The perception of palpitations, or extra cardiac beats are also described as “fluttering in the chest, butterflies in the...

Is there any specific protocol to repeating echoes and/or cardiac MRI’s if normal results occur when first done?

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Question #1: Answer: It all depends on the diagnosis. Some conditions evolve, and some evolve quicker than others, warranting repeat...

Do these echo results imply heart failure?

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Sorry, too little information to answer the question. To provide a clear answer, other important data is needed, such as...

Is it possible that my symptoms could indicate a problem even though the echo showed normal function?

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Outflow tract tachycardia is usually benign and is not associated with any structural heart disease. The PVC or VT typically...

I am confused – did both of my echoes measure the same thing?

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It is understandable that this type of discrepancy in the echo reports could cause concern or mistrust. There are many...