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# Parasternal short axis, aortic valve level 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

3rd-4th interspace, immediately left of the sternum

## Acquire the view

Rotate about 90° clockwise from PLAX, then tilt superiorly toward the base until the aortic valve is centered.

## Optimize the image

Avoid oblique cuts; center the aortic valve with the surrounding right-heart structures.

## 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.

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## 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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