I could not find cause of murmur. When a physiological/flow murmur is present should you still see turbulence?
7 month old FN DSH with G 3/6 left sided murmur
Are these mitral valves abnormal?
I could not find cause of murmur. When a physiological/flow murmur is present should you still see turbulence?
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One response to “Mitral valves in a cat”
Hi
Theres a tiny little
Hi
Theres a tiny little mitral regurgtation visible on the modified apical view. This means that the valve has to be – at least minimally – dysplastic even though I can’t appreciate this on 2D clips.
Any murmur should have a correlate on Doppler images – but since the murmur is often dependent on excitement, the Doppler profiles and color Doppler views can be normal once the cat has a bit relaxed. So – you don’t always see abnormal flow in cats who have a heart murmu on auscultation.
One response to “Mitral valves in a cat”
Hi
Theres a tiny little
Hi
Theres a tiny little mitral regurgtation visible on the modified apical view. This means that the valve has to be – at least minimally – dysplastic even though I can’t appreciate this on 2D clips.
Any murmur should have a correlate on Doppler images – but since the murmur is often dependent on excitement, the Doppler profiles and color Doppler views can be normal once the cat has a bit relaxed. So – you don’t always see abnormal flow in cats who have a heart murmu on auscultation.
PEter