Subvalvular Aortic Membrane Masquerading as Valvular Aortic Stenosis
Discrete subvalvular aortic membrane is an unusual cause of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. While commonly presenting during childhood, one quarter of the individuals are asymptomatic in childhood but remain vulnerable to progressive outflow tract obstruction as well as bacterial endocarditis in adulthood. Unfortunately, because the condition is so uncommon in adults, the diagnosis of subvalvular membrane is often missed or delayed. We recently had the opportunity to care for an adult patient who finally had subvalvular membrane identified as the cause of a left ventricular outflow obstruction, only after a protracted series of diagnostic investigations. Pitfalls in the noninvasive and invasive diagnosis of this condition are reviewed. Copyright © 1995, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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Published In
DOI
EISSN
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Publication Date
Volume
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Start / End Page
Related Subject Headings
- Cardiovascular System & Hematology
- 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
- 1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology