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Ejection fraction: An important heart test-Ejection fraction: What does it measure?

An echocardiogram shows how blood flows through the heart and heart valves. Cardiac catheterization. A long, thin flexible tube called a catheter is inserted in a blood vessel, usually in the groin or wrist, and guided to the heart. Images taken during this test can measure the ejection fraction of the heart.

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