9 Essential Health Screenings for Men

An echocardiogram isn't recommended as a routine test if you are healthy, have no heart problems, and have a low risk for heart disease. If you have coronary artery disease, you probably don't need this test unless you have new symptoms. It's not helpful for patients with mild heart murmurs.
Echocardiogram

• Makes moving pictures of the heart
• Helps find the cause of unexplained chest pain or pressure, or shortness of breath
• Checks for signs of diseases that affect the walls and chambers of the heart
• Checks how well your heart is pumping blood
• Checks how well valves are working