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Figure 1 | Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Figure 1

From: Preoperative scallop-by-scallop assessment of mitral prolapse using 2D-transthoracic echocardiography

Figure 1

Standardized 2D-TTE imaging planes to assess the precise localization of prolapsing or flailing segments. (A) Parasternal long-axis view. (B) Parasternal short-axis view. (C) Apical four-chamber view. (D) Apical two-chamber view (intercommissural plane). Ao = ascending aorta; LA = left atrium; LV = left ventricle; LAA = left atrial appendage; RV = right ventricle; TV = tricuspid valve.

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Cardiovascular Ultrasound

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