FoCUS Solutions: echocardiography findings - cardiologist report
1. Valve defectsPlease refer to MaatHRI FoCUS qualitative assessment criteria for valvular assessments |
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Aortic stenosis | None | Mild | Moderate | Severe |
Aortic regurgitation | None/trace | Mild | Moderate | Severe |
Mitral stenosis | None | Mild | Moderate | Severe |
Mitral regurgitation | None/trace | Mild | Moderate | Severe |
Tricuspid stenosis | None | Mild | ||
Tricuspid regurgitation | None/trace | Mild | Moderate | Severe |
Is the structure of any of the valves rheumatic? | Yes | No | ||
If Yes, select the valve/s that are rheumatic |
Aortic/Mitral Tricuspid/Pulmonary |
2. Left ventricular size and functionPlease refer to MaatHRI FoCUS qualitative criteria for ventricular size and function |
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Enlarged | Yes | No | |||
LVED diameter (in cm) | 3.9 – 5.3 | 5.4 – 5.7 | 5.8 – 6.1 | >6.1 | |
Ejection fraction (in %) | >70 | 55 – 69 | 45 – 54 | 30 – 44 | <30 |
OR Ejection fraction | ≥45% | <45% | |||
Regional wall motion abnormality | Present | Absent |
3. right VENTRICULAR SIZE AND FUNCTIONPlease refer to MaatHRI FoCUS qualitative criteria for ventricular size and function |
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Enlarged/ RV basal diameter (RVD) >4.2 cm | Yes | No |
Regional wall motion abnormality | Present | Absent |
4. othersPlease refer to MaatHRI FoCUS qualitative criteria for atrial size and function, and other pathologies |
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Pericardial effusion | Present | Absent | ||
Regional wall motion abnormality | Yes | No | If yes, location: | |
Mass | Yes | No | If yes, location: | |
Left atrium enlarged | Yes | No | ||
Right atrium enlarged | Yes | No | ||
Tachycardia | Yes | No | ||
Explain the detected abnormalities of the valves (example Aortic/ Mitral/ Tricuspid valve morphology) |
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View | Image available | Quality | Comment | ||
Parasternal long axis 2D | Yes / No |
Good/High Medium Poor/Low |
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Parasternal long axis colour at MV | Yes / No |
Good/High Medium Poor/Low |
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Parasternal long axis colour at AV | Yes / No |
Good/High Medium Poor/Low |
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Parasternal short axis 2D | Yes / No |
Good/High Medium Poor/Low |
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Apical 4 chamber 2D | Yes / No |
Good/High Medium Poor/Low |
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Apical 4 chamber colour at MV | Yes / No |
Good/High Medium Poor/Low |
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Apical 4 chamber colour at TV | Yes / No |
Good/High Medium Poor/Low |
Alsharqi, M., V. A. Ismavel, L. Arnold, S. S. Choudhury, C. Solomi V, S. Rao, T. Nath, A. Rani, I. Goel, S. D. Kakoty, P. Mahanta, I. Roy, R. Deka, C. Opondo, C. Baigent, P. Leeson and M. Nair. Focused cardiac ultrasound to guide the diagnosis of heart failure in pregnant women in India. Journal American Society of Echocardiography.2022; doi.org/10.1016/j. echo.2022.07.014
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