Locale. In computing, a locale is a set of parameters that defines the user's language, country and any special variant preferences that the user wants to see in their user interface.
1 Heart defects. 2  Many heart defects can be detected with an echocardiogram, including problems with the heart chambers, abnormal connections between the heart and major blood vessels, and complex heart defects that are present at birth. 3  Echocardiograms can even be used to monitor a baby's heart development before birth.
An echo may sometimes also be used to look for the cause of a murmur, to check the size of the heart chambers, to check for fluid around the heart, or to inspect the pumping capability (the muscles) of the heart if a patient has short of breath or has complained of certain symptoms during exertion.