Echocardiogram

Echocardiogram An echocardiogram is a procedure in which a doctor or a highly trained technician uses high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) to learn more about the inner workings of the heart.

American Home Products Unveils Fen-Phen Settlement Plan American Home Products (AHP) announced Thursday that it had reached a proposed national settlement to resolve litigation against the company by people who used the company`s diet drugs...

Rodale's Healthy Living: Talk To The Doctor QUESTION: My doctor heard a ``click'' and a murmur when listening to my heart and told me that I have mitral valve prolapse. He reassured me that it's not unusual in women and that I'm perfectly healthy, but I'm still worried. How serious is this???

Heart problems disappear after going off diet drug Minor heart valve leakage caused by the diet drug dexfenfluramine (Dexfen or Redux) disappears within 3 to 5 months after going off the drug...