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  1. Welcome

    Introduction to FoCUS
    2 Topics
  2. Section 1
    Video: Cardiac Anatomy
  3. Cardiac Anatomy
    3 Topics
  4. Section 2
    Key Video: Obtaining the 5 Views
  5. Acquisition & the 4Ps
    4 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  6. Acquiring The 5 Views
    5 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  7. Clinical Case Scenario
  8. Section 3
    Interpretation
    11 Topics
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    2 Quizzes
  9. Interpretation: The RUSH Protocol
    1 Quiz
  10. Section 4
    Medical Management
  11. Foundations of Echocardiography
  12. References
    References & Further Reading

Quizzes

Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Cardiac Anatomy Anatomy Overview
Lesson 3, Topic 1
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Anatomy Overview

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Anatomy

You may take a look at this excellent 3D animated model anatomy overview of the heart. Rotate the image and get an anatomical picture of the heart in your mind. Note the relationship of the 4 heart valves. The pulmonary valve is the most superior valve in the chest. Turn the heart around to visualize the right atrium, superior and inferior vena cava. The left atrium and pulmonary veins draining into it can be seen as well. Play around with the model and get a good feel for the anatomy of the heart and relationship of important structures.

By OpenStax College – Anatomy & Physiology, Connexions Web site. , Jun 19, 2013., Image obtained under CreativeCommons BY 3.0
Posterior aspect of the heart. Image By BruceBlaus. Blausen.com staff (2014). “Medical gallery of Blausen Medical 2014”. WikiJournal of Medicine 1 (2). Image licensed under Creative Commons BY 3.0,

References & Further Reading

An Anatomical Review of the Right Ventricle. Wang et al. Translational Research in Anatomy. 2019

Anatomy of the Mitral Valve. SY Ho. BMJ Heart.

Mitral Regurgitation: Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology—Lessons Learned From Surgery and Cardiac Imaging. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2020.

Imaging Assessment of the Right Atrium: Anatomy and Function. Lang et al. European Heart Journal. 2022.

An Anatomical Review of the Left Atrium. Whiteman et al. Translational Research in Anatomy. 2019.

Anatomy of the Cardiac Chambers. Review of the Left Ventricle. Whiteman et al. Translational Research in Anatomy. 2021.