Echo quiz – Cardiology MCQ – Answer Correct answer: 1. Echocardiogram in calcific mitral stenosis The image is the cross section at the mitral valve level in parasternal short
Echo quiz – Cardiology MCQ The image is of: Echocardiogram in calcific mitral stenosis CT scan in aortic stenosis Bicuspid aortic valve on echocardiogram MR image of aortic
This parasternal short axis echocardiogram is a cross section of the left ventricle at the mitral valve level. Both anterior mitral leaflet (AML) and posterior mitral leaflet (PML)
Echo quiz Discussion IVS (interventricular septum) is hypertrophied and bulges into the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT), narrowing it. Gradient across the LVOT is increased to 26 mm
Mitral valve area by planimetry on echocardiogram Mitral valve area by planimetry on echocardiogram is usually obtained from the parasternal short axis view. It can also be obtained
LVOT gradient in HOCM – Doppler echocardiogram Left ventricular outflow tract gradient (LVOT) in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) is usually measured from the apical five chamber view (apical
Mitral valve prolapse with regurgitation – echocardiogram Echocardiogram in apical four chamber view demonstrates prolapse of both anterior and posterior mitral leaflets. The central part of the leaflets