Thank you Catherine. But if we don't have cw Doppler, how to quantify the jet? How to assess the severity? Is there a classification like mitral valve regurgitation?
You can make a visual assessment using colour Doppler (I've briefly mentioned jet width to LVOT diameter in this video, but this is only semi-quantitative), as well as looking at other signs, such as a dilated or hyperdynamic left ventricle (depending on whether AR is chronic or acute). In severe AR the mitral valve may also close prematurely.
A lot of patients will have trivial or mild pulmonary regurgitation, and it's a sign of a good echocardiographer to identify it on most patients! You are welcome to email me a few of your cases, and we can rank them together in terms of severity so you have pictures from your own machine to refer back to in the future.
Thank you for this video! Can you please share on the method to measure the Pressure Half Time?
Thank you Catherine.
But if we don't have cw Doppler, how to quantify the jet? How to assess the severity? Is there a classification like mitral valve regurgitation?
You need to consider upgrading your machine to one that has CW.
You can make a visual assessment using colour Doppler (I've briefly mentioned jet width to LVOT diameter in this video, but this is only semi-quantitative), as well as looking at other signs, such as a dilated or hyperdynamic left ventricle (depending on whether AR is chronic or acute). In severe AR the mitral valve may also close prematurely.
@@veterinaryechocardiography thanks a lot Catherine
Another one is pulmonary regurgitation. I often get pulmonary valve regurg... But how to asees the severity or how much regurg is considered normal?
A lot of patients will have trivial or mild pulmonary regurgitation, and it's a sign of a good echocardiographer to identify it on most patients! You are welcome to email me a few of your cases, and we can rank them together in terms of severity so you have pictures from your own machine to refer back to in the future.
@@veterinaryechocardiography thanks a lot Catherine.
Will do that for sure