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Anatomy and Windows
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Anatomic Considerations
Heart is a cone
Base – atria, valves
Apex – point of cone to left hip
Long axis from base to apex
Short axis perpendicular
Right ventricle anterior
Left atrium posterior
Aortic root in center
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Parasternal
Long axis (PSLA)
Short axis (PSSA)
Subxiphoid (SX)
Apical four chamber (A4C)
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Parasternal Long Axis.
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Subxiphoid Window.
Subxiphoid Long Axis.
Apical Four Chamber.
Suprasternal and Summary.
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