This drawing is an approximation of the echo clip at left.
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This drawing is an approximation of the echo clip at left. |
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is an example of a 2-Dimensional echo. The image is taken with the transducer on the
patient's chest. The transducer is the instrument that sends & receives the
harmless sound waves through the chest wall through the heart. The larger left
ventricle (LV) is seen at left, the (rounded) left atrium (LA) to the bottom right, and
the aorta (AO) just
above the left atrium. The leaflets of the mitral valve may be seen moving toward
the left ventricle as blood flows from the atrium to the ventricle. The aortic valve
may be seen opening into the aorta as blood is pumped out of the ventricle into the aorta. |
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