Mabel's Follow up cardiology appt

Let me start off by saying that she was such a GOOD girl during the whole appt.  She had an EKG to confirm something was not 100%.  She then had a check up by the dr in which she just looked up at him with her big blue eyes while he listened to her heart.  Lastly, she had an ultrasound.  What did they find...

Two things: 

1.  She has a MILD Pulmonary Valve Stenosis (Pulmonary valve stenosis is a condition in which the flow of blood from the heart (right ventricle, or lower chamber) is blocked at the valve that separates the heart from the pulmonary artery (pulmonic valve)

What does this mean for Mabel?  Nothing right now.  They want to 

keep an eye on it and see her again in a year to make sure the blockage doesn't get worse.  According to the dr, "historically, it doesn't get worse but" he wants to make sure.

2.  She has PFO.  A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a defect in the septum (wall) between the two upper (atrial) chambers of the heart. Specifically, the defect is an incomplete closure of the atrial septum that results in the creation of a flap or a valve-like opening in the atrial septal wall (see illustration). A PFO is present in everyone before birth but seals shut in about 80% of people.

So this sounds like a lot of not so good news but both are small and mild. He said she is thriving and we should treat her like we have been doing for the last year.  All is good.  

Love you Miss Mabel