Parasternal long axis view - normal (transthoracic echocardiography)
Presentation
Asymptomatic male.
Patient Data
Transthoracic echocardiography
Images obtained with a low frequency phased array transducer in the third left intercostal space, with the probe marker directed toward the patient's right shoulder.
Image 1 (red labels) shows a normal parasternal long axis in early diastole
Image 2 (blue labels) shows a normal parasternal long axis in mid systole
Abbreviations: LA (left atrium), MV (mitral valve), ALMV (anterior leaflet, mitral valve), PLMV (posterior leaflet, mitral valve), LV (left ventricle), IVS (interventricular septum), PWLV (posterior wall, left ventricle), DA (descending aorta), AO (ascending aorta), AoV (aortic valve), RVOT (right ventricular outflow tract).
Case Discussion
Normal scan for reference.