
Echocardiography is a heart test that uses sound waves to capture pictures of the heart. It is also called as an echo test or heart ultrasound. It is usually prescribed for symptoms of heart problems. Echocardiography is required for heart murmurs, heart attacks, acute chest pains, congenital heart defects and rheumatic fever. The test is also useful to check for an enlarged heart, weak heart muscles, blood clots, valve defects, and problems with heart structure. Large number of pipeline products, increase in incidences of heart disorders, rise in geriatric population, surge in percentage of obesity and type 2 diabetes, high heart attack rate among the youth, increase in incidences of coronary artery diseases, favorable reimbursement procedures, and rise in use of monitoring devices are some major factors that are anticipated to propel the global echocardiography market by 2026. High set-up and maintenance costs is a major factor, which is expected to restrain the market during the forecast period. True 3-D echo visualization, integrates artificial intelligence in cardiology, point-of-care ultrasound, and improvement in image quality are some recent trends in the global echocardiography market.