title: Echocardiography: a diagnostic plus.
abstract: Echocardiography adds a new dimension to diagnosis of cardiac disorders. This safe, noninvasive technique aids in the differential diagnosis of systolic murmur, chest pain, and cardiomegaly, in the etiologic diagnosis of mitral regurgitation and atrial fibrillation, and in assessing left ventricular function.
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000209:etiology; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006337:Heart Murmurs; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D013599:Systole; D016276:Ventricular Function