Fused Left Ventricle Valve
A normal, healthy valve should have three parts. Two of the parts in Liam's valve are fused together. This means he only has two working parts in the valve. This causes leakage in the heart, which causes the murmur sound. The doctor ranked his leakage. Liam's ranks at an eight, which is up from last year. Last year his leakage ranked at a five. Although there is a slight increase, it is only a concern if it ranks at forty or higher. Overall, this has remained stable. The doctor explained that the number can fluctuate slightly when Liam has a growth spurt.
The murmur sound in Liam's heart is also ranked. His ranks at a 2.5 out of 6, which means it is mild.
Narrowed Artery
The artery leading to Liam's heart is narrowed. This could be of concern if the restriction is not allowing enough blood to flow to the heart. As of right now, this is also remaining stable and is not a concern.
Hole Between the Upper Two Chambers
All children are born with a hole between the chambers and it almost always heals itself right away. Liam's has healed slowly. It decreased in size since our last visit. The doctor said it should be completely closed by the time Liam is six. We're hoping it will be completely healed by our next visit.
Liam should be able to participate in all the activities of a normal four year old boy. Our next cardio. visit will be next year after his 5th birthday.
Here are some of the pictures from our visit to the cardiologist -
Liam has the routine down.
Lilly kept him company.
waiting for the doctor to arrive with the results
Liam getting all his vitals checked
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