Measurements
Measurement for LA?
2.3-3.8cm
What are the two arteries that branch off the Brachiocephalic Artery?
Right Common Carotid Artery & Right Subclavian Artery
Major heart development is complete at what week?
Week 7
Name for Imaging Plane
View
3c is also called what?
Apical Long Axis
Measurement for EF?
50-75%
This structure connects the right atrium to the left atrium.
Foramen Ovale
In end-diastole, the LV is at its ____.
Largest
TAPSE stands for what?
Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Function
Measurement for MV max velocity?
1.3 m/sec
What happens when the LV pressure exceeds the Aorta pressure?
Aortic valve opens
Remnant of the Foramen Ovale
Fossa ovalis
DAO is posterior to what?
the LA
In the RV, you should always look for what?
IDC/Pacemaker
Measurement for RV?
1.9-3.8cm
What are all the Tricuspid valve leaflets?
Medial/septal leaflet, anterior leaflet, posterior leaflet.
Ductus Arteriosus
In PLAX, M-mode what structures?
Ao root, MV, & LV
posterior
Measurement for TVA?
7-9cm^2
The name for decreased heart wall motion
Hypokinetic
When the ductus arteriosus fails to close after birth
Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
MV regurg is always where on the baseline?
BELOW
This is the most common place for blood clots, so it is important to get good images of the ____.
apex