Echocardiographic Assessment: Subcostal AV valves
- AV valves en face (transitional canal should have two discrete orifices
- Right AV valve (morphology and regurgitation)
- Left AV valve (morphology and regurgitation)
- Inlet VSD (size, direction of shunting)
- Modified echo view
- Transducer on abdomen just below xyphoid process
- From this view, rotate tranducer counterclockwise
- Notch between 2-3 o'clock (left anterior oblique view)
- Common AV valve versus two discrete AV valve orifices (distinguishing between complete versus transitional)
- Common AV valve regurgitation
- Inlet VSD