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FoCUS Solutions: echocardiography findings - cardiologist report

1. Valve defects 

Please refer to MaatHRI FoCUS qualitative assessment criteria for valvular assessments
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 function

Please refer to MaatHRI FoCUS qualitative criteria for ventricular size and function
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 FUNCTION

Please refer to MaatHRI FoCUS qualitative criteria for ventricular size and function
Enlarged/ RV basal diameter (RVD) >4.2 cm Yes No
Regional wall motion abnormality Present Absent

 

4. others

Please refer to MaatHRI FoCUS qualitative criteria for atrial size and function, and other pathologies
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)

5. quality of images

Please refer to MaatHRI FoCUS image quality assessment protocol
View Image available Quality Comment
Parasternal long axis 2D Yes / No

Good/High

Medium

Poor/Low
Parasternal long axis colour at MV Yes / No

Good/High

Medium

Poor/Low
Parasternal long axis colour at AV Yes / No

Good/High

Medium

Poor/Low
Parasternal short axis 2D Yes / No

Good/High

Medium

Poor/Low
Apical 4 chamber 2D Yes / No

Good/High

Medium

Poor/Low
Apical 4 chamber colour at MV Yes / No

Good/High

Medium

Poor/Low
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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