Why the study?
Does pre-operative transthoracic echocardiography reliably predict aortic valve involvement in patients with a discrete subaortic membrane?
Population
48 consecutive patients undergoing primary resection for isolated discrete subaortic membrane between…
Comparison
Pre-operative transthoracic echocardiography vs Intra-operative surgical findings
Design
Cohort, retrospective blinded review of the pre-operative echocardiogram by an…
Authors
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Pre-operative echocardiography has limited reliability for aortic valve assessment; leaves open optimal surgical timing in discrete subaortic membrane.
Does pre-operative transthoracic echocardiography reliably predict aortic valve involvement in patients with a discrete subaortic membrane?
Transthoracic echocardiography has low sensitivity for detecting aortic valve involvement in discrete subaortic membrane, suggesting early surgical resection may be indicated to prevent valve impairment.
Booth et al. (2010) studied this question.
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