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Question #12897
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is ecg and echo same - #12897

Aasha

I am really confused about something that my doctor mentioned last week. I'm a bit worried because I've been feeling pretty weird lately, like my heart races sometimes and I get these odd chest sensations that come and go. Anyway, I went in for some tests, and they did an ECG and then later an echo. Then my doctor said they would be looking at both results. I thought the ECG and echo were the same, but my friend was like “No way, they are totally different” and now I’m lost! Can someone please clarify? What exactly is ECG and echo anyway? Are there reasons when you would need both tests? I mean, how do they check for problems in the heart if they're supposedly different tests? Is ECG and echo same when it comes to finding issues, or does one do more than the other? My doctor said something about how the echo gives a better view of the heart's function but I really don’t get it. Kinda stressing out here and trying to understand does one test cover what the other might miss? Please, if anyone could help me sort this out, I'd really appreciate it!

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