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2020-10-22 17:48:33
I am 24 year old obese male with 33.4 BMI. 6 months back i had a Echocardiogram and the results were depicted normal without any complications. How often one should have Echocardiogram for monitoring good heart health?
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A stress echo (dobutamine stress echo) is recommended rather than a resting echo for ruling out Ischemic heart disease in people with risk factors like Obesity

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