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Echocardiogram
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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Dr. Anand Parikh
Cardiologist
12 yrs exp
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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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