Echocardiography: Abnormal results

An echocardiogram may show a number of abnormalities in the structure and function of the heart, such as:

• thickening of the wall of the heart muscle (especially the left ventricle)
• abnormal motion of the heart muscle
• blood leaking backward through the heart valves (regurgitation)
• decreased blood flow through a heart valve (stenosis)

— Robert Scott Dinsmoor