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. 2015 Jun 15;4:151. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.6595.1

Table 1. Echocardiographic scan protocol.

View Focus in …
LV Parasternal long-axis view
(2D + M-mode + colour Doppler)
• LV hypertrophy or dilatation
• Aortic and Mitral morphology and function
• Aortic root (Marfan)
• Ascending aorta (Marfan)
Parasternal short-axis view at
aortic valve level
(2D + colour Doppler)
• Coronary artery origin
• Aortic valve morphology
• Pulmonary valve
• Atrial septum
• Ventricular septum
• Persistent Ductus
• LV hypertrophy
• LV non-compaction
Parasternal right view • RV morphology and function
Apical 4-chamber view
(2D + colour Doppler + CW
aortic)
• LV function
• RV morphology and function
• Aortic, mitral, and tricuspid valves morphology and function
• Atrial and ventricular septum
• Pulmonary veins
Suprasternal view • Aortic arch
• Arterial Ductus
Subcostal view • RV morphology and function
• Atrial septum
• Ventricular septum