Ultrasound Case 1 - Figure 1
A four chamber view is shown in Figure 1. The ultrasound beam enters near the apex of the heart so that the right and left ventricles are shown at the top of the images; the atria are displayed at the bottom of the image.
Figure 1: Left parasternal long axis view showing the four chambers of the heart. LV = left ventricle; RV = right ventricle; LA = left atrium; RA = right atrium; MV = mitral valve; TV = tricuspid valve.