Case of the Month – July 2023

A double quadri in a week! Quadricuspid aortic valve is an extremely rare finding on echocardiography. The incidence is 0.0059-0.0065% for patients undergoing transthoracic echocardiographic examinations. Presenting two successive cases seen in two successive weeks in our echo lab! Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not support the video tag.…

Case of the Month – June 2023

6 month old child – Weight 6.9 kg – Presented with fever for 8 days – Not responding to Antibiotics. Clinical examination was unremarkable except for red, cracked lips, erythema of tongue and buccal mucosa. Lab work up showed neutrophilic leukocytosis, some rise in platelets (5.1), highCRP ( 96). Echo revealed Giant saccular aneurysms of…

Case of the Month – May 2023

Aortic dissection of a grossly dilated ascending aorta (Stanford type A) in a 32 year old male patient with Marfan Syndrome who presented with heart failure. Seen in the images : A dissection flap in the ascending aorta compromising the right coronary flow A moderate to severe aortic regurgitation due to coaptation failure of aortic…