Fractional Area Change (FAC). Perioperative & Critical Care ECHO / POCUS

Learn how to measure the FAC (aka Fractional Area Change) from the PSAX view! You can use it as one of the indirect estimates of ventricular function just like EPSS, Fractional shortening, and MAPSE.
Did you forget how to get the PSAX view? Check out this video: • Parasternal Short Axis...
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I think , should have compared with fractional shortening and the implications of using the two.