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  3. Lesion: Complete Atrioventricular Canal (AV Canal)
  4. View: Parasternal long axis LVOT
  • Complete AV Canal
    • Large inlet VSD 
    • Common AV valve
    • Enlongated gooseneck deformity of the left ventricular outflow tract

Echocardiographic Assessment: Parasternal Long Axis

  • Left AV valve cleft
  • Left AV valve regurgitation
  • Inlet VSD
  • Left ventricular outflow tract (gooseneck deformity) assess for obstruction
  • Aortic valve stenosis or regurgitation
  • Assess for chordal attachments in LVOT and for evidence of obstruction

  • Transducer placed on the left sternal border
  • 3rd or 4th intercostal space
  • Notch pointed towards the patient's right shoulder (11 o'clock)
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