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Cat VSD

Sonopath Forum

Sonopath Forum

Cat VSD

  • 9 year old FN Persian
  • Intermittent HL weakness
  • Increased proBNP and murmur
  • I thought it was a VSD but now not sure, just a severe septal bulge and HCM?

 

  • 9 year old FN Persian
  • Intermittent HL weakness
  • Increased proBNP and murmur
  • I thought it was a VSD but now not sure, just a severe septal bulge and HCM?

 

Comments

Peter
June 16, 2018 at 12:58 pm -

Hi!
Thanks for posting
To me

Hi!

Thanks for posting

To me it looks more like HCM and dynamic outflow obstruction, alltough I did not get a comlete impression of the left outflow tract. Of course, VSD and HCM can occur concomitantly, but this is still less likely.

Re your settings: I would strongly recommend increasing the PRF to at lest 0.8 m/s, otherwise weak signals are displayed and color bleeding occurs. High PRF settings give you a much better impression of jets/turbulence. Usually I use 0.9-1.2 m/s for interrogation of the LVOT/Mitral valve and 0.6-0.7 for the tricuspid valve.

Peter 

veteurope1
June 17, 2018 at 10:06 pm -

Thank you Peter.

Thank you Peter.

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