This contemporary review highlights the clinical features of congenital left ventricular outflow obstruction and the integral role of echocardiography in assessing stenosis severity and hemodynamics.
This review highlights the integral role of echocardiography in assessing the clinical features and hemodynamic consequences of congenital left ventricular outflow obstruction.
Left ventricular outflow obstructions (LVOTO) encompass a series of stenotic lesions beginning within the anatomic left ventricular outflow tract and ending in the descending thoracic aorta, occurring alone or in series. The degree of stenosis and hemodynamic consequences may vary from mild and well tolerated to severe and functionally limiting. The majority of LVOTO (with the exception of calcific and rheumatic aortic stenosis) are congenital in etiology. Echocardiography has become an integral tool in the assessment of patients with congenital heart disease. This article is a contemporary review of the clinical features of LVOTO and the role of echocardiography in this patient population.
Aboulhosn et al. (Thu,) conducted a review in Congenital Left Ventricular Outflow Obstruction (LVOTO). Echocardiography was evaluated. This contemporary review highlights the clinical features of congenital left ventricular outflow obstruction and the integral role of echocardiography in assessing stenosis severity and hemodynamics.
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