Echocardiograms are used to evaluate and diagnose a wide range of heart conditions, including:   - Heart valve disease: Echocardiograms can identify heart valve abnormalities, such as stenosis, which can cause chest pain, breathlessness, and heart failure. - Congenital heart disease: Heart defects that are present at birth, such as holes in the heart, that can lead to heart failure and other complications are known as congenital heart disease. Echocardiograms can help identify these defects. - Cardiomyopathy: Echocardiograms can find heart muscle abnormalities, like thickening or dilation, which can cause heart failure and other complications. - Pericardial disease: Echocardiograms can identify pericardial disease, which can result in swelling or fluid accumulation around the heart and cause symptoms like chest pain. - Aortic disease: Echocardiograms can spot aortic abnormalities like aneurysms or dissections, which can be fatal if left untreated. - Heart failure: Echocardiograms can assess the heart's ability to pump blood and assess the severity of heart failure, which can help physicians decide what course of action to take.