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==How to Get a Good Apical Four Chamber View== | ==How to Get a Good Apical Four Chamber View== | ||
The apical four chamber view is found by placing the transducer on the apex of the heart, near the apical impulse. The general rotation of the heart can be seen in the [[Parasternal long axis]] and one can follow a line to the apex of the heart on the patient's left side. Often it helps if the patient rotates to their left so that the heart becomes closer to the transducer. | The apical four chamber view is found by placing the transducer on the apex of the heart, near the apical impulse. The general rotation of the heart can be seen in the [[Parasternal long axis]] and one can follow a line to the apex of the heart on the patient's left side. Often it helps if the patient rotates to their left so that the heart becomes closer to the transducer. | ||
[[File:Heart apical 4c anatomy.jpg|thumb|left|An Apical four chamber view of the heart]] | |||
==Characteristics of a Good Apical Four Chamber View== | ==Characteristics of a Good Apical Four Chamber View== | ||
This view is important in the assessment of size and function of the ventricles, atria, and the vascular structure and function. It also allows the visualization of the septal and lateral free walls and the apex of the left ventricle. The mitral and tricuspid valve and the interventricular and interatrial septa are also seen. In an ideal apical four chamber view, the apex of the left ventricle is at the center of where the septum and lateral wall meet. | This view is important in the assessment of size and function of the ventricles, atria, and the vascular structure and function. It also allows the visualization of the septal and lateral free walls and the apex of the left ventricle. The mitral and tricuspid valve and the interventricular and interatrial septa are also seen. In an ideal apical four chamber view, the apex of the left ventricle is at the center of where the septum and lateral wall meet. | ||