• Echocardiography gives valuable information about cardiac anatomy and function, the presence of abnormal communications between cardiac chambers or vessels, and cardiac blood flow. • Diagnostic choice for diagnosing structural and functional cardiac abnormalities • Can detect mediastinal masses and can help detect heartworm disease • Used in conjunction with good quality radiographs to identify severity of cardiac disease and presence of congestive heart failure (CHF) • A complete echocardiograph can reveal congenital or acquired cardiac lesions. • Quantify systolic and diastolic functions
Echocardiography
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