ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC ANATOMY OF THE RIGHT VENTRICLE: VISUALIZATION ACCESSES

There is now a growing interest, often overlooked and considered a bad relative of the left ventricle, to the right ventricle, especially in relation to right ventricular failure [3, 5]. Right ventricular function can be impaired as a result of pressure or volume overload, often secondary to right heart valve or muscle pathology [2, 3]. Ischemic heart disease can also lead to right ventricular dysfunction when the right coronary artery is blocked [1, 3, 29, 30]. In congenital heart disease, the right ventricle can also be affected, especially in conditions where the right ventricle maintains a systemic circulation or becomes the only pumping chamber after univentricular correction during surger