Pls. give a detailed explanation ( possibly by illustrating )....becos i am looking at this as a learning opportunity. i think the starred structure is the aorta ( from it's orientation) ...wondering if it's starred becos of st... ? eagerly looking forward to the answer (-:
This is a clear illustration for the hypoplastic left heart syndrome. You are right by the enlarged right chambers in the US any how . however, the right chambers of the heart seems enlarged because the left heart is actually smaller than usual. A patent foramen ovale or an atrial septal defect is usually present in that syndrome. The rate of occurrence is increased in patients with Turner syndrome, Noonan syndrome, Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome, or Holt-Oram syndrome.
To be honest...i thought this was a subXiphoid 4 chamber view and i was wondering where the 4th ventricle is. And the starred structure, iguess is the hypoplastic left ventricle Thanks (-:
Interestingly the syndrome was responsible for 25 % of deaths due to cardiac congenital defects in the neonate before introducing of the surgical intervention. I thought it would be relevant as you guys posted about Noonan syndrome.(-:
