• Partial AV canal 
    • Thickened dysplastic mitral valve
  • Partial AV canal
    • Mild mitral regurgitation
  • Partial AV Canal
    • Mitral valve cleft (anterior leaflet)
    • (*) denotes the site of the cleft
  • Partial AV Canal
    • Mitral valve cleft (anterior leaflet)
    • Mild to moderate mitral regurgitation from the site of the cleft

Echocardiographic Assessment: Parasternal Long Axis

  • Mitral valve morphology (cleft, regurgitation, stenosis)
  • Right ventricle (size, function)

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