UMEM Educational Pearls

Question

Which echocardiographic view of the heart is this and can you name all 6 segments of the left ventricle? (Hint: A = Anteroseptal wall)

Answer

Parasternal short-axis view at the level of the papillary muscles

  • A = Anteroseptal wall
  • B = Anterior wall
  • C = Anterolateral wall
  • D = Inferolateral wall
  • E = Inferior wall
  • F = Inferoseptal wall