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# Apical three chamber (apical long axis) echo view

Probe position and acquisition guidance for this echocardiographic view.

Created by [Mohammed Kamareddine, MD](https://echosuite.app/about/) · [Sources & educational scope](https://echosuite.app/about/)

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## Probe position

At the apical impulse, low and lateral on the left chest

## Acquire the view

From A2C, rotate roughly another 60° counterclockwise to bring in the LVOT, aortic valve, and aorta.

## Optimize the image

Align the LV, LVOT, aortic valve, and ascending aorta in one continuous long axis.

## Practice in EchoSuite

The interactive lab pairs the probe and mannequin with the corresponding clinical reference cine. Enter Practice to move the probe and follow the view’s acquisition coaching.

[Practice Apical three chamber (apical long axis)](https://echosuite.app/#a3c) · [Browse measurement guides](https://echosuite.app/guides/)

## Source

This is the same acquisition wording used in EchoSuite’s Probe Lab. Mitchell C, Rahko PS, Blauwet LA, et al. Guidelines for Performing a Comprehensive Transthoracic Echocardiographic Examination in Adults. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2019;32(1):1–64.

[Primary reference](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30282592/)

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