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[February 07, 2008]  PEORIA -- One American dies every 32 seconds of cardiovascular disease. Echocardiographic testing is useful in the detection of many types of heart disease.

At Children's Hospital of Illinois, the pediatric echocardiography lab has been granted accreditation by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories. The laboratory is one of the first 1,000 echo labs in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico to be so recognized for its commitment to high-quality patient care and its provision of quality diagnostic testing.

Echocardiography is a complex imaging technique that relies on the experience and training of both the physician and sonographer. Their interpretive and technical abilities determine the diagnostic accuracy of an echocardiographic exam.

[Text from file received from Children's Hospital of Illinois]

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