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An echocardiogram, or “echo”, is a scan used to look at the heart and nearby blood vessels. It's a type of ultrasound scan, which means a small probe is used to send out high-frequency sound waves that create echoes when they bounce off different parts of the body

It's performed outside your body. A sonographer places a hand-held wand (called a transducer) on the outside of your chest to send sound waves to your heart. These sound waves bounce off the different parts of your heart. These “echoes” then appear as pictures on the sonographer's computer screen.

The test is often used to check for leaky heart valves. It can help diagnose valve disorders such as heart valve regurgitation and valve stenosis. Heart problems present at birth, called congenital heart defects. An echocardiogram can show changes in the structure of the heart and heart valves