Aortic stenosis

[nigam]

My daughter is 2.5Y old,in his color doppeler test the evidence of aortic stenosis has found
Report says
Aortic valve      opening 11.6mm    closure ECCENTRAL
                      Thickening ++        Mid systolic closure ABSENT

Dimention      Aortic root dimeter  15.2mm        Left atrium  19.7mm
RVID(ed)   11.3mm        LVID(ed)  31.1       LVID(es)   19.4mm


This discussion is related to aortic valve stenose, aortic valve regurgitation or other diagnostic ?.

[kenkeith]

The dimensions for children are based and modified by weight, age and other attributes.  For adults, there is a range for "normal" and usually does not consider size or gender...but it should!

[momtofourboys]

just quickly going over Christophers echo reports, the only thing that I can find and compare to yours, is the dimensions his were 17.7 and they said normal was 10.5 to 18. I will look into some more if his reports. he is now 4 1/2 and has had many many echos. this report was from when he was about 2 1/2. Let me see what I can find. there hasn't been any abnormalities with aortic valves at all. now he does have a mild pulmonary stenosis.
i will keep plugging away.
did the doctor say anything to you about the report. I know when I bring Cree Cree to the cardiologist, they do his echo, then see the doctor and he hasn't had a chance to see the echo and then I get a copy in the mail
good luck  and If I find out anything I will let oyu know
michelle

[kenkeith]

I have searched the internet, and I am unable to find the M-mode values from a doppler test for a child, and not much information.  There is anecdotal evidence of success after intervention for aortic stenosis by activating the potential catch-up of growth of the aorta.

You may post to the expert forum and a doctor who has pediatrics knowledge may have some interesting information for you.  Scroll down and to the left of the page is a link.