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Published in final edited form as: Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Mar 29;89(6):790–798. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2013.12.016

Table 1.

Imaging Windows and Views in the Protocoled Handheld Echocardiography Examination

Imaging Window	View
Parasternal long axis	2D
	MV color-flow
	AV color-flow
	Ascending aorta, 2D
Right ventricular inflow	2D
Right ventricular inflow	Tricuspid valve color-flow
Parasternal short axis	AV level, 2D
	AV level, tricuspid valve color-flow
	AV level, AV color-flow
	AV level, pulmonary valve color-flow
	Basal left ventricular level, 2D
	Middle left ventricular level, 2D
	Apical left ventricular level, 2D
Apical 4-chamber	Increased depth for biatrial view, 2D
	Decreased depth for wall motion assessment, 2D
	MV color-flow
	Tricuspid valve color-flow
Apical long axis	Increased depth for biatrial view, 2D
	Decreased depth for wall motion assessment, 2D
	MV color-flow
	AV color-flow
Apical 2-chamber	Increased depth for biatrial view, 2D
	Decreased depth for wall motion assessment, 2D
	MV color-flow
Subcostal long axis	2D
Subcostal short axis	Inferior vena cava, 2D
Subcostal short axis	Inferior vena cava with inspiration, 2D

Abbreviations: AV, aortic valve; MV, mitral valve; 2D, 2-dimensional.