Echocardiography (October 2023)

Patient is a 40-year-old male with a history of a bicuspid aortic valve with aortic stenosis. An echocardiogram was performed during the patient’s routine cardiology follow-up appointment to monitor progression. The sonographer obtained the two Doppler tracings below with the dedicated non-imaging transducer. Review the images to answer the question that follows.

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Was the aortic valve velocity acquired using the dedicated continuous wave transducer in at least two standard views?

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