Why should I assess regional RV function?

In this case study, Martin Altersberger, MD presents a 74-year-old male patient with back pain, dyspnea and fatigue, and how point of care ultrasound did not only help in finding the cause of the symptoms, but also in finding additional pathologies.

The anatomy of the right ventricle is a little different from the left one - in this short clip, Prof. Thomas Binder, MD points out the most important anatomical features of the "forgotten chamber".

In this video Prof. Thomas Binder, MD points out some of the problems and pitfalls you might face when performing mitral valve planimetry in 2D echocardiography.