Graysen's echo went very well today. The technician was able to get great pictures and Graysen is doing well. He still needs to have a cath procedure, but it can wait until the fall. (The goal is to minimize the number of invasive procedures that Graysen has over his lifetime, so each one is pushed as long as possible until it is absolutely necessary to intervene.)He still has narrowing in both of his pulmonary arteries. The diameter of each is around 5.5 mm when it should be around 7-8 mm at this age. Also, the pressure is high in the right pulmonary artery (60), but has not gotten worse since the last echo. The function of his right ventricle looks great and his heart is not having to work too hard to compensate for the high pressures.
His next echo is scheduled for October 8th, at which time the cardiologist will schedule the cath procedure at MUSC. He does not think that we will be able to postpone it any further than this fall.
Overall, it was a very good report and we are looking forward to a relaxing summer!
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YEAH!
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