Cardiac function visualised

Visual Guide

This section provides illustrative echocardiographic examples to support learning and interpretation. By reviewing these cases, you can compare different patterns of cardiac function and develop a clearer understanding of normal and abnormal presentations.

Normal

Demonstrates healthy function, with the ventricular walls expanding and contracting as expected.

Reduced

Shows impaired motion, where the valves open incompletely and ventricular expansion is limited.

Abnormal

Displays excessive motion, with valve expansion beyond the normal range and marked stretching of the chamber walls.

Normal

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Normal end systolic

End Systolic

Normal end systolic

Heart Echo

Normal heart echo

Normal end diastolic

End Diastolic

Normal end diastolic

Reduced

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Reduced end systolic

End Systolic

Reduced end systolic

Heart Echo

Reduced heart echo

Reduced end diastolic

End Diastolic

Reduced end diastolic

Abnormal

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Abnormal end systolic

End Systolic

Abnormal end systolic

Heart Echo

Abnormal heart echo

Abnormal end diastolic

End Diastolic

Abnormal end diastolic