title: Ask the doctor. Ultrasound is sometimes used to clean jewelry or break up kidney stones. Can the sound pressure generated by an echocardiogram damage the heart or cause a valve to begin leaking?
authors.forename: Richard T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000009:adverse effects