Patent Foramen Ovale
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Patent Foramen Ovale
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A patent foramen ovale is a small opening in the heart. The opening is between the upper 2 chambers of the heart, which are called the right atrium and left atrium.
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Patent foramen ovale
A patent foramen ovale is a small opening in the heart. The opening is between the upper 2 chambers of the heart, which are called the right atrium and left atrium.
Graphic 87129 Version 1.0
Transthoracic echocardiogram (echo)
This picture shows a person getting an echocardiogram (or "echo"). To do an echo, a doctor or nurse puts some gel on a persons chest. He or she presses a thick wand (called a "transducer") against the chest and moves it around. An echo uses sound waves to create images of the heart that appear on a computer screen. A test called an ECG is done during an echo. For an ECG, patches (called "electrodes") are stuck to a person's chest. Wires run from the patches to a machine that records the electrical activity of the heart.
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Transthoracic echocardiogram (echo)
This picture shows a person getting an echocardiogram (or "echo"). To do an echo, a doctor or nurse puts some gel on a person's chest. He or she presses a thick wand (called a "transducer") against the chest and moves it around. An echo uses sound waves to create images of the heart that appear on a computer screen. A test called an ECG is done during an echo. For an ECG, patches (called "electrodes") are stuck to a person's chest. Wires run from the patches to a machine that records the electrical activity of the heart.
Graphic 77971 Version 2.0