What is Echocardiogram?
Echocardiogram is a test that uses sound waves to create a moving picture of the heart. The picture is much more detailed than x-ray image and involves no radiation exposure.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| Heart palpitations | 8 | 1 |
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| Chest pain | 6 | 1 |
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| General health | 5 | 3 |
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| Increase effect of another treatment | 2 | 1 |
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| Diagnostic assessment | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Shortness of breath (dyspnea) | 1 | 0 | |||||
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Reported Side Effects
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Echocardiogram
Always |
6 | 75% |
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Usually |
0 | 0% |
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Sometimes |
1 | 13% |
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Never |
1 | 13% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Echocardiogram
Very |
0 | 0% |
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Somewhat |
0 | 0% |
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A little |
2 | 25% |
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Not at all |
6 | 75% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Echocardiogram
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
1 | 25% |
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< $25 |
3 | 75% |
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