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Izumi Y, Takanashi S, Kitamura M, Takamisawa I, Saito M, Otaki Y, Iwakura T, Takayama M. Morphological anomalies in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Insights from four-dimensional computed tomography and surgical correlation. J Cardiol 2024:S0914-5087(24)00130-8. [PMID: 39002717 DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2024.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2024] [Revised: 06/21/2024] [Accepted: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/15/2024]
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetic disorder in which left ventricular outflow tract obstruction critically affects symptoms and prognosis. Traditionally, left ventricular outflow tract obstruction was primarily attributed to septal hypertrophy with systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve. However, recent evidence highlights significant contributions from the mitral valve and papillary muscle anomalies, as well as an apical-basal muscle bundle observed in HCM patients. Accurate morphological assessment is essential when considering septal reduction therapy. While transesophageal echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance are recommended for assessing the anomalous structures, four-dimensional computed tomography offers superior spatial resolution and multiplanar reconstruction capabilities. These features enable the evaluation of details of the morphological anomalies, such as the apical-basal muscle band, papillary muscle anomalies, subaortic stenosis, and right ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Based on the detailed assessment of these morphological features, four-dimensional computed tomography has been utilized for planning of surgical correction in a comprehensive HCM center. This approach facilitates the intervention strategies and may improve outcomes in septal reduction therapy for obstructive HCM.
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- Yuki Izumi
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Radiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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Nagueh SF, Phelan D, Abraham T, Armour A, Desai MY, Dragulescu A, Gilliland Y, Lester SJ, Maldonado Y, Mohiddin S, Nieman K, Sperry BW, Woo A. Recommendations for Multimodality Cardiovascular Imaging of Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography, in Collaboration with the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2022; 35:533-569. [PMID: 35659037 DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2022.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is defined by the presence of left ventricular hypertrophy in the absence of other potentially causative cardiac, systemic, syndromic, or metabolic diseases. Symptoms can be related to a range of pathophysiologic mechanisms including left ventricular outflow tract obstruction with or without significant mitral regurgitation, diastolic dysfunction with heart failure with preserved and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, autonomic dysfunction, ischemia, and arrhythmias. Appropriate understanding and utilization of multimodality imaging is fundamental to accurate diagnosis as well as longitudinal care of patients with HCM. Resting and stress imaging provide comprehensive and complementary information to help clarify mechanism(s) responsible for symptoms such that appropriate and timely treatment strategies may be implemented. Advanced imaging is relied upon to guide certain treatment options including septal reduction therapy and mitral valve repair. Using both clinical and imaging parameters, enhanced algorithms for sudden cardiac death risk stratification facilitate selection of HCM patients most likely to benefit from implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.
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- Inherited/Acquired Myocardial Diseases, Barts Health NHS Trust, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK
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- Cardiovascular Medicine and Radiology (CV Imaging), Stanford University Medical Center, CA
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- Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, MO
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- Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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Arain F, Nazemian R. Obstruction in Parallel: A Unique Spectral Doppler Pattern Seen in Concomitant Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction and Severe Aortic Stenosis. A A Pract 2020; 14:e01352. [PMID: 33200909 DOI: 10.1213/xaa.0000000000001352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Faisal Arain
- From the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
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Yetkin E, Cuglan B, Turhan H, Yalta K. Accessory mitral valve tissue: anatomical and clinical perspectives. Cardiovasc Pathol 2020; 50:107277. [PMID: 32882373 DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2020.107277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Revised: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Mitral valve is a complex cardiac structure composed of several components to work in synchrony to allow blood flow into left ventricle during diastole and not to allow blood flow into left atrium during systole. Accessory mitral valve tissue (AMVT) was defined as existence of any additional part and parcel of valvular structure which has an attachment to normal mitral valve apparatus in left-sided cardiac chambers. AMVT may present itself in different clinical circumstances ranging from a silent clinical course to thromboembolic events, heart failure, left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, and severe arrhythmia. This article reviews the clinical perspectives of AMVT in terms of symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment, providing a new anatomical classification regarding the location of AMVT. Briefly type I refers to AMVT having attachments on the supra leaflets level, type II refers to attachments on the mitral leaflets, and type III refers to attachment below the mitral leaflets. Increased awareness and widespread use of echocardiographic techniques would increase recognition of AMVT in patients with heart murmurs but otherwise healthy and in those with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction or tissue which causes subaortic stenosis and with unexplained cerebrovascular events.
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- Ertan Yetkin
- Istinye University, Faculty of Medicine Department of Cardiology, Istanbul Turkey.
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- Beykent University, Faculty of Medicine Department of Cardiology, Istanbul Turkey
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- Istinye University, Faculty of Medicine Department of Cardiology, Istanbul Turkey
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- Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine Department of Cardiology, Edirne Turkey
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Intra-operative trans-esophageal echocardiography in heart valve disease. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020; 36:140-153. [PMID: 33061195 DOI: 10.1007/s12055-019-00909-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Peri-operative echocardiography is widely used because it provides information that significantly influences clinical/surgical management and improves outcome in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The role of intra-operative trans-esophageal echocardiography (TEE) in valvular heart disease cannot be emphasized enough. Increasing use of newer surgical techniques-valve repairs and minimal invasive cardiac surgery also warrants intra-operative TEE. It gives us better insight into the anatomy and physiology of the valvular lesion by digital imaging. This manuscript provides an illustrative case based overview of intra operative TEE (IOTEE) in heart valve surgery.
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Xiao-Dong L, Xin-Yao L, Hui X, Xiao-Cong W. Membranous subaortic stenosis coexisting with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A case report. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND : JCU 2018; 46:610-613. [PMID: 30229919 DOI: 10.1002/jcu.22613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2018] [Revised: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Subaortic stenosis (SAS) is a congenital heart disease, and its association with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is very rare and clinically underappreciated. We report here a case of a 45-year-old female who was admitted to our hospital with chest tightness and shortness of breath. Both transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography revealed asymmetric left ventricular hypertrophy and a membrane-like echo below the level of the aortic valve. This patient was diagnosed with membranous SAS with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Screening of her immediate family members revealed that her son also had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The patient chose conservative treatments and has been closely followed-up after discharge.
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- Li Xiao-Dong
- Department of Echocardiography, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Echocardiography, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Echocardiography, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Echocardiography, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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Devabhaktuni SR, Chakfeh E, Malik AO, Pengson JA, Rana J, Ahsan CH. Subvalvular aortic stenosis: a review of current literature. Clin Cardiol 2018; 41:131-136. [PMID: 29377232 DOI: 10.1002/clc.22775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2017] [Revised: 07/09/2017] [Accepted: 07/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Subvalvular aortic stenosis (SAS) is one of the common adult congenital heart diseases, with a prevalence of 6.5%. It is usually diagnosed in the first decade of life. Echocardiography is the test of choice to diagnose SAS. Surgical correction is the best treatment modality, and the prognosis is usually excellent. In this review, we describe the pathophysiology, diagnosis, prognosis, and management of SAS with a focus on different pathophysiologic mechanisms, diagnostic approach, and prognosis of the disease by reviewing the current literature.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas
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Almeida I, Caetano F, Trigo J, Mota P, Marques AL. High left ventricular outflow tract gradient: Aortic stenosis, obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or both? Rev Port Cardiol 2015; 34:357.e1-5. [PMID: 25935071 DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2014.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2014] [Revised: 09/08/2014] [Accepted: 10/10/2014] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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The authors report the case of a patient diagnosed with both hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and aortic stenosis. Due to clinical deterioration, additional investigation was performed, and a high left ventricular outflow tract gradient was identified. Correct identification of the condition causing the symptoms was challenging, and involved several imaging techniques, the contribution of transesophageal echocardiography being crucial. The final diagnosis of severe aortic stenosis led to successful valve replacement surgery. The presence of these two conditions in the same patient has been documented, although it is uncommon. This association poses particular diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, which are discussed in this paper.
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- Inês Almeida
- Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra - Hospital Geral, Coimbra, Portugal.
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- Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra - Hospital Geral, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra - Hospital Geral, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra - Hospital Geral, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra - Hospital Geral, Coimbra, Portugal
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Almeida I, Caetano F, Trigo J, Mota P, Marques AL. High left ventricular outflow tract gradient: Aortic stenosis, obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or both? REVISTA PORTUGUESA DE CARDIOLOGIA (ENGLISH EDITION) 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.repce.2014.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Subaortic membrane coexisting with systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve. Int J Cardiol 2015; 185:157-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2015] [Accepted: 03/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ahn KT, Lee YD, Choi UL, Jin SA, Park SJ, Kim JH, Park JH, Lee JH, Choi SW, Jeong JO. Flail subaortic membrane mimicking left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. J Cardiovasc Ultrasound 2013; 21:90-3. [PMID: 23837119 PMCID: PMC3701784 DOI: 10.4250/jcu.2013.21.2.90] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2012] [Revised: 06/07/2013] [Accepted: 06/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A subaortic membrane is an uncommon cause for left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction would mask the presence of the subaortic membrane on transthoracic echocardiography and cause a false diagnosis. We report a patient with subaortic stenosis due to flail subaortic membrane misdiagnosed as obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy on transthoracic echocardiography, identified on transesophageal echocardiography and cardiac catheterization.
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- Kye Taek Ahn
- Regional Cardiovascular Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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Characterization and normal measurements of the left ventricular outflow tract by ECG-gated cardiac CT: implications for disorders of the outflow tract and aortic valve. Acad Radiol 2012; 19:1252-9. [PMID: 22854005 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2012.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2012] [Revised: 05/14/2012] [Accepted: 05/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES Studies suggest that electrocardiographically gated coronary computed tomographic angiography provides a clear definition of the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT), and normal LVOT morphology may not be round, as assumed when the continuity equation is applied during echocardiography. The aims of this study were to demonstrate the morphology of the LVOT on coronary computed tomographic angiography and to establish normal values for LVOT measurements. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two independent readers retrospectively measured anterior-posterior (AP) and transverse diameters of the LVOT and performed LVOT planimetry on coronary computed tomographic angiographic studies of 106 consecutive patients with normal aortic valves. RESULTS Excellent interobserver agreement was observed for all measurements (r = 0.78-0.94). The LVOT was ovoid, with a larger transverse diameter than AP diameter during diastole and systole (P < .001). However, the ratio of AP diameter to transverse diameter was closer to 1.0 during systole (P < .001). Mean indexed LVOT area was minimally larger in systole than in diastole (P = .01-.04) and was larger in men than in women during diastole (P ≤ .001) and systole (P ≤ .01). Mean LVOT area indexed to body surface area was 2.3 ± 0.5 cm(2)/m(2) in women and 2.6 ± 0.7 cm(2)/m(2) in men. LVOT area demonstrated significant correlation with aortic root diameter. CONCLUSIONS The normal LVOT is ovoid in shape. LVOT is more circular during systole, but the AP diameter remains smaller than the transverse diameter throughout the cardiac cycle. The oval shape of the LVOT has important implications when LVOT area is calculated from LVOT diameters. Normal LVOT area values established in this study should facilitate diagnosis of the fixed component of LVOT obstruction.
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Hage FG, Adegunsoye A, Mundkur M, Nanda NC. The role of echocardiography in the evaluation and management of aortic stenosis in the older adult. Int J Cardiol 2012; 155:39-48. [PMID: 21397347 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.01.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2010] [Accepted: 01/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Aortic stenosis is currently the most predominant valvular pathology in older adults. Signs and symptoms of aortic stenosis in this age-group may be difficult to recognize due to the decreased activity associated with aging and attribution of symptoms to other conditions. Echocardiography can be very helpful in the assessment of valvular structure and real time hemodynamic evaluation as well as in the progression of the disease over time. Unprecedented advances in echocardiography, including real time three-dimensional echocardiography, facilitate a comprehensive assessment of this condition and help in the decision-making process. Recent innovations in the percutaneous treatment of valvular diseases promise a revolution in the treatment of aortic stenosis especially in older adults.
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- Fadi G Hage
- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35249, USA
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a fascinating disease of marked heterogeneity. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was originally characterized by massive myocardial hypertrophy in the absence of known etiology, a dynamic left ventricular outflow obstruction, and increased risk of sudden death. It is now well accepted that multiple mutations in genes encoding for the cardiac sarcomere are responsible for the disease. Complex morphologic and pathophysiologic differences, disparate natural history studies, and novel treatment strategies underscore the challenge to the practicing cardiologist when faced with the management of the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patient.
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Hage FG, Raslan S, Dean P, Nanda NC. Real Time Three-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease. Echocardiography 2011; 29:220-31. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2011.01555.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Rodrigues B, Santos LF, Correia E, Faria R, Moreira D, Gama P, Cabral C, Pipa J, Santos O. Severe left ventricular outflow tract obstruction as a complication of mitral valve repair: Case report. REVISTA PORTUGUESA DE CARDIOLOGIA (ENGLISH EDITION) 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.repce.2011.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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[Severe left ventricular outflow tract obstruction as a complication of mitral valve repair: case report]. Rev Port Cardiol 2011; 30:837-43. [PMID: 22032955 DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2011.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2010] [Accepted: 04/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Systolic anterior motion (SAM) is a postoperative complication of mitral valve repair, with an incidence of 5 to 10%. Early recognition of the signs and symptoms of SAM is essential for the management of these patients. This article focuses on the pathophysiology and dynamics of SAM and the treatment strategies described in the literature. The authors present a case study and echocardiographic images illustrating the clinical relevance of the mechanism involved, in order to clarify whether surgical reintervention is necessary.
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Double-trouble Doppler: reduction in aortic flow due to combined left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and severe aortic stenosis, complete diagnosis by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2010; 24:471.e1-4. [PMID: 20810244 DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstructions, an additional fixed obstruction may uncommonly coexist. In these situations, flow through the aortic valve is usually delayed but typically still throughout the entire ejection period. We describe a case of marked reduction in aortic flow during mid and late systole, diagnosed by Doppler echocardiography, caused by combined hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and severe calcific bicuspid aortic stenosis.
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Hage FG, Zoghbi GJ, Aqel RA, Nanda NC. Subaortic stenosis missed by invasive hemodynamic assessment. Echocardiography 2008; 25:1007-10. [PMID: 18771542 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00732.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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We present a case of 61-year-old man that was evaluated for possible aortic stenosis but did not show a left ventricular outflow gradient on invasive assessment in the catheterization laboratory. Transthoracic echocardiography showed subaortic stenosis secondary to a discrete membranous structure in the left ventricular outflow tract. This is the first case in the literature of a patient with discrete subaortic stenosis missed by invasive hemodynamic assessment.
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- Fadi G Hage
- University of Alabama and Birmingham, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
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Dearani JA, Ommen SR, Gersh BJ, Schaff HV, Danielson GK. Surgery Insight: septal myectomy for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy—the Mayo Clinic experience. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 4:503-12. [PMID: 17712363 DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio0965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2006] [Accepted: 05/11/2007] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Septal myectomy has been the gold standard treatment for the relief left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and cardiac symptoms in both adults and children with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In almost all circumstances, abnormalities of the mitral valve and subvalvar mitral apparatus can be managed without the need for mitral valve replacement, and other cardiac lesions can be repaired simultaneously. In the current era, the operative mortality for isolated septal myectomy at an experienced center is low in both children and adults (approximately 1%). Excellent late results with myectomy are gratifying: 90% of patients improve by at least one NYHA class, and improvements persist in most individuals on late follow-up. Late survival in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who undergo myectomy exceeds that of patients who do not receive surgical treatment and, in addition, myectomy may be associated with reduced long-term risk of sudden cardiac death. These results should serve as a basis for comparison with newer nonsurgical treatment regimens.
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- Joseph A Dearani
- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Gerber IL, McKeown BH, Stullman WS, Schiller NB. Multiple causes of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in a 58-year-old woman. Echocardiography 2005; 22:450-1. [PMID: 15901301 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2005.04082.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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- Ivor L Gerber
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Dearani JA, Danielson GK. Septal myectomy for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2005:86-91. [PMID: 15818363 DOI: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2005.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Septal myectomy effectively relieves left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) and cardiac symptoms in both adults and children with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Abnormal attachments of the papillary muscles and chordae and other cardiac lesions can be repaired at the same time. Early mortality for isolated septal myectomy in both children and adults is low (0% to 2.5%). Median echocardiographic LVOT gradients at rest on late follow-up have been as low as 0 to 5 mm Hg. Symptomatic improvements after myectomy occurs in the majority; 90% of patients improve by at least one functional class, and most remain improved on late follow-up. Late survivorship compares very favorably with the natural history of nonoperated patients with symptomatic obstructive HCM. These results serve as a basis for comparison with newer nonsurgical alternatives.
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- Joseph A Dearani
- Mayo Clinic, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Charls LM. SAM-systolic anterior motion of the anterior mitral valve leaflet post-surgical mitral valve repair. Heart Lung 2003; 32:402-6. [PMID: 14652532 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2003.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Systolic anterior motion (SAM) is a postoperative complication experienced by patients undergoing mitral valve repair. The incidence of SAM after mitral valve repair ranges from 5 to 10%. Early recognition of the signs and symptoms of SAM is imperative to the management of these patients. This article presents the pathophysiology of mitral valve dysfunction to give the practitioner a clear understanding of the dynamics of SAM. This article's main focus is the detection and management of SAM and the most current treatment modalities. A case study is used to illustrate the complex management necessary for the patient with SAM.
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- Lynn M Charls
- Mayo Medical Center, Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota 55902, USA
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Covington MK, Byrd III BF. Congenital heart disease in adults: echocardiographic evaluation of left and right ventricular outflow tract obstruction. PROGRESS IN PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s1058-9813(03)00009-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zvara DA, Olympio MA, Frankland MJ, Wilson JA. Dynamic left ventricular outflow obstruction during lumbar laminectomy as an unexpected cause of intraoperative hypotension. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 2002; 14:146-8. [PMID: 11907396 DOI: 10.1097/00008506-200204000-00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We present a case of previously undiagnosed hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) with left ventricular outflow obstruction in a woman anesthetized for lumbar hemilaminectomy and diskectomy. The treatment of her sudden unexplained hypotension was initially confounded by a diagnosis of compensated congestive heart failure and diuretic therapy. Swift intervention with transesophageal echocardiography revealed the tru pathology altering her intraoperative treatment and her subsequent chronic treatment for her heart condition.
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- David A Zvara
- Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157-1009, USA
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Riedel BJ, Haldar M, Mathia N. Aortic stenosis--not always valvular in origin. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2001; 15:795-7. [PMID: 11748537 DOI: 10.1053/jcan.2001.0150795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- B J Riedel
- Department of Anesthesiology and Cardiac Surgery, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
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Oliver JM, González A, Gallego P, Sánchez-Recalde A, Benito F, Mesa JM. Discrete subaortic stenosis in adults: increased prevalence and slow rate of progression of the obstruction and aortic regurgitation. J Am Coll Cardiol 2001; 38:835-42. [PMID: 11527642 DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01464-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We sought to determine the prevalence and rate of progression of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) and aortic regurgitation (AR) in adults with discrete subaortic stenosis (DSS). BACKGROUND Discrete subaortic stenosis is an uncommon form of LVOTO, with rapid hemodynamic progression in children, but the prevalence and rate of progression in adults have not been studied so far. METHODS The prevalence of DSS was determined in 2,057 consecutive adults diagnosed with congenital heart disease (CHD). The relationship between LVOTO on Doppler echocardiography and patient age was analyzed. Sequential changes in LVOTO and AR were determined for patients with two or more Doppler echocardiograms obtained with at least a two-year interval. RESULTS A total of 134 adults (mean age 31 +/- 17 years) were diagnosed with DSS. The prevalence was 6.5% for all adults with CHD. Sixty patients (44%) had other associated CHD. The mean age of 29 patients who had undergone an operation for DSS during their adult life (56 +/- 15 years) was significantly higher than that of 64 patients (27 +/- 13 years) who had not required a surgical intervention (p < 0.0001). A significant relationship between LVOTO and patient age (r = 0.61, p < 0.0001) was found: 21 +/- 16 mm Hg in patients <25 years old, 51 +/- 47 mm Hg for those between 25 and 50 years old, and 78 +/- 36 mm Hg for those >50 years old. The LVOTO increased from 39.2 +/- 28 to 46.8 +/- 34 mm Hg (p = 0.01) during a mean follow-up of 4.8 +/- 1.8 years in 25 patients. The slope of the change in LVOTO was 2.25 +/- 4.7 mm Hg per year of follow-up. Aortic regurgitation was detected by color Doppler imaging in 109 patients (81%), but it was hemodynamically significant in <20%. An increase in the mean degree of AR over time was not significant (baseline: 1.3 +/- 0.8; follow-up: 1.5 +/- 0.9; p = 0.096). CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of DSS is increasing in adults due to the greater number of repaired CHDs that develop into evolutive DSS. In contrast to infants and children, adults with DSS show a slow rate of LVOTO progression. Aortic regurgitation is a common but usually mild and nonprogressive consequence. The current indications for surgical intervention should be revised.
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- J M Oliver
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease Unit, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain.
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