Another echo cardiograph, how is his heart now

We are yet to get the report from the cardiologist but the sonographer showed us that there is still a hole on the ultrasound display.

We had a training paediatric sonographer perform the test on Raphael with an experienced sonographer sitting behind her. Raphael was acting as a perfect child while he was being scanned and lay perfectly still for about 45 minutes, holding his favourite toy ambulence in his hand until therey were all finished.

We talked with the sonographers while they were doing the scan and they often commented on Raphael's amazing compliance (especially considering he is nearly three year old). I asked how they did the test with uncompliant children and they just said "quickly". It is nice to know that they had time to be very thorough. At home Raphael isn't nearly as compliant, but there is something about being in the hospital that sedates him.

Another echo cardiograph

Another echo cardiograph confirms that he still has an Atrial Septal Defect (ASD).

Echo cardiograph

This test Showed that Raphael has an Atrial Septal Defect (ASD). “Two small shunts”; this is not a serious problem but will probably worth while revisiting when he is older as it may repair itself. It was lucky that this was found because no doctor has been able to hear his heart this far because of his really loud breathing and the echo cardiograph was actually only being performed to look at the arteries that were surrounding his oesophagus to check if they were squeezing in.