Echocardiogram and Stress Echocardiogram

When you have shortness of breath or chest pain, your doctor may order tests to determine if you have heart disease or problems with the valves of your heart.

An echocardiogram creates images of the heart using sound waves. The images show your doctor how your heart is beating and pumping blood.

Stress Echocardiogram

Some heart problems only occur during physical activity. During a stress echocardiogram, images are taken before and after you walk on a treadmill. If you are unable to exercise, you may have an injection of medication that can mimic what happens in your body during exercise.

Echocardiograms at Guthrie

We offer many locations for an echocardiogram test so you don’t have to travel far. We also offer the largest and most experienced cardiology team in the region. You can find the heart care you need close to home.