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==How to Get a Good Apical Two Chamber View== | ==How to Get a Good Apical Two Chamber View== | ||
[[File:Heart apical 2chamber.jpg|thumb|An apical two chamber view of the heart]] | [[File:Heart apical 2chamber.jpg|thumb|An apical two chamber view of the heart]] | ||
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==Doppler Imaging in Apical Two Chamber View== | ==Doppler Imaging in Apical Two Chamber View== | ||
Doppler imaging is essentially done in this view to assess flow across the mitral valve. Patients without cardiac pathologies would manifest a flow pattern of two peaks. These are the E (rapid filling in the diastole) and the A (result of atrial contraction) waves. Normally, the A wave is smaller than the E wave. The presence of pathologies and the influence of other factors such as blood pressure and age, however, may cause different patterns. | Doppler imaging is essentially done in this view to assess flow across the mitral valve. Patients without cardiac pathologies would manifest a flow pattern of two peaks. These are the E (rapid filling in the diastole) and the A (result of atrial contraction) waves. Normally, the A wave is smaller than the E wave. The presence of pathologies and the influence of other factors such as blood pressure and age, however, may cause different patterns. | ||
Color Doppler is used to appreciate flow direction and determine velocity and pressure measurements. | Color Doppler is used to appreciate flow direction and to determine velocity and pressure measurements. | ||
==Example of an Apical Two Chamber view== | ==Example of an Apical Two Chamber view== | ||
This a normal heart | This a normal heart | ||