This is a my very first (and only?) and super rare persistent ductus arteriosus (PTA)!
3mo female, no breed, with exercise intolerance and grade III/IV murmur (louder in the left side)
What I think I am seeing here:
– Persistent ductus arteriosus with an almost non existent funcional VSD (I’ve googled and searched some books and didn’t find any thing like it!)
– Stenotic RVOT
– Double velocity PTA, high velocity from the RVOT velocity and normal velocity from the LVOT
– Severe hypertrophy of the RV due to the RVOT stenosis (or would you think equalized pressure between ventricles? but TR=140mmHg and MR=100mmHg)
– important thickening (dysplasia) of the septal cuspid of Mitral valve, with associated regurgitation
– PTA has a bicuspid valve (huge ones!)
– I didn’t see the pulmonary artery branches and I don’t have very good views of the PTA, but I’ll rescan this puppy in 1 or 2 weeks just to focus on that.
Yesterday I scanned my first situs inversus totalis with dextrocardia and today this. I am completely and utterly 100% mind blown.
I’d love to hear your thoughts.
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Amazing images and clips!
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Amazing images and clips!
A really cool case!
Congrats! Peter
Just super cool! congrats!
Just super cool! congrats!