Normally these structures need to be intact and the heart muscle needs to beat in a coordinated for the heart to function, so that blood flows in and out from each chamber in the proper direction.
The word echocardiograph means:
- Echo=sound
- Card=heart
- Gram=drawing
An electrocardiogram (EKG, ECG) is the most common heart tracing technique.
It create moving pictures of your heart by using sound waves. The picture shows the structure and anatomy of the heart.