October 2020, Video 2 of 2: Speed of Sound: #Echofirst

hristine Butts, MD, says always put #echofirst to make the right diagnosis. Judge the cardiac function for yourself in this video of parasternal long axis view of the heart at half speed. Look closely at the left ventricle; does the myocardium thicken in systole and does the chamber size decrease by a third? Read more in her column at http://bit.ly/SpeedSound.
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