On your fingertips - A new aid to learn the anatomy of the secundum atrial septal defect.
Though the anatomy of heart is beautifully demonstrated by two-dimensional echocardiography, it is difficult to imagine a three-dimensional structure on two-dimensional echocardiogram. It is especially difficult for a junior fellow in cardiology to conceptualize the atrial septal defect (ASD) and its rims on two-dimensional echo at different angles, especially trans-esophageal echo (TEE). The left hand can be a useful tool to learn the ASD and its rims on TEE.
Department of Cardiology, Seth G.S. Medical College & King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India. Electronic address: drankurmd@gmail.com.
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D002309:Cardiology / Q000193:education*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D006225:Hand / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans
Atrial septal defect; Learning tool; Left hand; Trans-esophageal echocardiogram