what is echo test cardiology
What is an echocardiogram? An echocardiogram (also called echo, transthoracic echocardiogram or TTE, exercise or stress echocardiogram, dobutamine stress echocardiogram or DSE, or transesophageal echocardiogram or TEE) is a noninvasive (the skin is not pierced) procedure used to assess the heart's function and structures.