A third of echocardiograms waste of time due to poor quality, research suggests

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By Ella Pickover, PA Media and Daniel Pye

The NHS could speed up diagnosis, reduce repeat appointments and save money by selecting more appropriate heart imaging in some high-risk patients, a study suggests.

A decade-long analysis of echocardiograms carried out at one hospital trust found that a third were of poor quality.