Is the short axis view of the fetal heart useful in improving the diagnostic accuracy of outlet ventricular septal defects?

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Dall'Asta ◽  
Claudio Cavalli ◽  
Letizia Galli ◽  
Nicola Volpe ◽  
Adi Weiss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Accuracy ◽  
Fetal Heart ◽  
Short Axis ◽  
Short Axis View ◽  
Ventricular Septal Defects ◽  
Septal Defects ◽  
Axis View

Aortic valve regurgitation

2021 ◽  
pp. 181-190
Author(s):  
Julien Magne ◽  
Patrizio Lancellotti
Keyword(s):  
Aortic Valve ◽  
Transoesophageal Echocardiography ◽  
Correct Identification ◽  
Short Axis ◽  
Short Axis View ◽  
Valve Regurgitation ◽  
Chamber View ◽  
Imaging Tool ◽  
Line Imaging ◽  
Axis View

Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is the first-line imaging tool to assess aortic valve (AV), aorta, and subsequent aortic regurgitation (AR). The parasternal long-axis view is classically used to measure the left outflow tract, the aortic annulus, and the aortic sinuses. Leaflet thickening and morphology can be visualized from this window as well as from the parasternal short-axis view and the apical five-chamber view. Nevertheless, 2D TTE may be limited and not enabling correct identification of the anatomy and causes of AR. In this situation, 3D echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) could provide better delineation of the AV morphology. In some cases, transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) could be required, more particularly for assessing the aortic root dimensions.

Echocardiographic two-dimensional view of the pulmonary valve in infants: the high transsternal view

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 790-792
Author(s):  
Miguel A. Granados ◽  
Leticia Albert ◽  
Belén Toral
Keyword(s):  
Older Patients ◽  
Pulmonary Valve ◽  
Thymus Gland ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Short Axis ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Short Axis View ◽  
Axis View

AbstractNeonates and small infants have unique characteristics that make it possible to obtain echocardiographic views that are inaccessible in older patients. A high transsternal approach through the cartilaginous sternum and the thymus gland allows visualisation of a short-axis view of the pulmonary valve. This view should be included as part of routine protocols for echocardiographic examinations performed in this age group.

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