Common Terms by Procedure Echocardiogram

aneurysm
anticoagulation
aortic insufficiency
aortic valve
ascending aorta
atherosclerosis
blind intubation
chamber
color Doppler
contrast bubble study
descending thoracic aorta
diastolic compliance
echo
ejection fraction
embolus
free wall
hypertrophy
interrogation
interventricular
intimal
intraatrial septum
left-to-right shunting
mitral regurgitation
motion-mode (M-Mode)
oropharynx
paradoxical
pericardial effusion
probe
regional wall motion
septum
stenosis
thrombus
tortuous
transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)
transgastric
trileaflet
two-dimensional (2-D)
vegetation
velocity
ventricular systolic function