What happens during an echocardiogram?

[Long2BFree 12]

I have an EKG tomorrow afternoon and an echocardiogram coming up. I've had an EKG before but never an echo. What do they do during the test? I'm thinking I'm having one done because I took Phen-Fen and heart disease runs in my family. I hope everything comes out okay.

[Sarah.R 2]

Isn't that just were they put the sticky plugs on your body (mainly around your heart and chest) and check your heart waves, pretty sure it is as I've had about 5 of them done. It's probably just to make sure your heart is up for the operation and that it's working as it should

[mamanmidwife 0]

If you've had children and had a sonogram done it's basically the same except they run the probe over your heart. not painful in the least

[AZChick289 1]

Easy and like an ultrasound ..Of all the heart testing that was a piece of cake.

[pearlygirl 1]

The echocardiogram is the ultrasound type test, it can last for up t0 20 minutes or so depending on how quickly they're able to fin what they're looking for. For the EKG they put 12 or so little stickers(leads) on your chest, arms and legs to get a reading of your heart. I takes like 3 minutes.

[val 7]

it is just a sonogram of the heart

[Long2BFree 12]

Thanks for the replies. Sonogram of the heart I understand since I had those done when I was pregnant. I thought it was more involved since I have to see a cardiologist for the echocardiogram but have the EKG done by a nurse.