Case Report, Int J Cardiovasc Res Vol: 4 Issue: 5
Successful Surgical Intervention in Symptomatic Severe Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis
Edda Bahlmann1*, Lukas Kaiser1, Hendrick van der Schalk1,Alexander Ghanem1, Felix Kreidel1, Karl-Heinz Kuck1, Michael Schmoeckel2 and Stephan Geidel2 | |
1Department of Cardiology, Asklepios Clinic St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany | |
2Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Asklepios Clinic St. Georg, Hamburg,Germany | |
Corresponding author : Edda Bahlmann, MD Asklepios Clinic St. Georg, II. Med. Clinic (Cardiology), Lohmuehlenstrasse 5, 20099 Hamburg, Germany Tel: +49 40 181885 2305; Fax: +49 40-181885-4444; E-mail: e.bahlmann@asklepios.com |
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Received: March 18, 2015 Accepted: April 24, 2015 Published: April 26, 2015 | |
Citation: Bahlmann E, Kaiser L, Schalk H, Ghanem A, Kreidel F, et al. (2015) Successful Surgical Intervention in Symptomatic Severe Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis. Int J Cardiovasc Res 4:5. doi:10.4172/2324-8602.1000223 |
Abstract
Successful Surgical Intervention in Symptomatic Severe Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis
Subaortic stenosis is a scarce progressive entity causing left ventricular outflow tract obstruction leading to concentric left ventricular hypertrophy and carrying a considerable risk of morbidity and mortality. We report a 68-year old woman who was symptomatic for more than two years with signs of congestive heart failure and admitted for re-procedural pulmonary vein isolation because of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Echocardiography revealed a marked left ventricular outflow tract obstruction due to a fibromuscular membrane just below the aortic valve and moderate aortic valve insufficiency, compatible with a severe subaortic stenosis. Surgical resection of the subaortic membrane, myectomy of the basal septum, bioprosthesis aortic valve replacement and epicardial left atrial appendage closure were successfully performed. The patient was discharged from hospital in good clinical condition. This report is outlining the diagnostic challenge of the rare diagnosis of a symptomatic severe hypertrophic subaortic stenosis in adulthood which is known to carry a considerable risk of morbidity and mortality and surgical intervention as safe therapy of choice in this condition.