This first image is of her aortic valve - it's hard to capture a still image from the moving echo clips - but the above image is what is called the para-sternal short axis view.
Here is the close up of the aortic valve. A normal aortic valve would not have the thick white band running through the top third of the image. This is the "leaflet" of her valve that is thickened and "stenotic".
This is a diagram and echo image of a normal looking aortic valve - that kind of helps show what it should look like.
This view is the apical 4 chamber view. Looking at it from this direction - the top of the image - that is a little grayed out is the right and left atriums, the bottom part of this image is the right and left ventricles. This is kind of a cool looking image.
This view is the apical 4 chamber view. Looking at it from this direction - the top of the image - that is a little grayed out is the right and left atriums, the bottom part of this image is the right and left ventricles. This is kind of a cool looking image.
These two images are two different wave forms that they have measured to determine the velocity and pressure gradient of the aortic valve.
The velocity they are measuring here is about 413.7 centimeters of pressure per second.
Normal is around 100 centimeters per second.
Pressure gradient is the other thing they measure - her pressure gradient is at about 43.
Normal is less than 25.
So you can see - we're probably looking at her needing something done sooner than later. And in fact if this chart is acurate - she is above both of the "severe" parameters:
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sometimes having the knowledge and understanding are more of a burden. Hang in there, she is in so many prayers and she probably has our father in heaven wrapped around her little finger just like she has Daddy!!
give her hugs and kisses from her FAVORITE aunt T!!
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