The current status of echocardiography.
M mode echocardiography first started in the University Department of Medicine in early 1976. There has been a steady increase in the total number of procedures done yearly. The value of M mode echocardiography in the various cardiovascular disorders is discussed and the current status and future prospects of this procedure is reviewed.
D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis; D002815:Chordae Tendineae; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000175:diagnosis; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis