You may take your medications and eat as usual. The report of the echo interpretation is sent to your doctor usually the next working day. The technologist performing the study will be happy to advise you as to where and when the results will be available. The heart's size. Echocardiography is an excellent method of measuring the size of the four heart chambers as well as the thickness of the heart muscle.
Echocardiography is able to evaluate if the heart pumps normally or is weakened.
All four valves are evaluated for narrowing or leakage during the echo study. Other uses . Other uses . The echo study can also detect blood clots or masses inside the heart. Abnormal findings such as fluid around the heart or abnormal holes between heart chambers can be found with the echo study.