超声心动图起始于1954年,当时 Edler及 Hertz 用反射式超声法记录心脏活动,其最初印象为此法可用于二尖瓣疾病的研究。嗣后数年中,仅少数研究者对之感兴趣,然而证实了此法在诊断疑有二尖瓣狭窄病人中的有效性,以及显示出本法对诊断心包积液的可靠性。约5年前,超声心动图进入一个迅速显著发展并为临床医师所接受的时期。这 Echocardiography began in 1954, when Edler and Hertz recorded heart activity using reflex sonography. The initial impression was that this method could be used to study mitral valve disease. In the following years, only a few researchers were interested, however, confirming the validity of this method in the diagnosis of patients with suspected mitral stenosis and demonstrating the reliability of this method in the diagnosis of pericardial effusion. About 5 years ago, echocardiography entered a period of rapid and significant development that was accepted by clinicians. This