A 65-year-old man developed refractory cardiogenic shock and died due to dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction following aortic valve replacement despite various treatment strategies.
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Dynamic LVOT obstruction following AVR can be a fatal complication leading to refractory cardiogenic shock, challenging the assumption that it is usually benign.
It is known that a dynamic left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction exists in patients, following aortic valve replacement (AVR) and is usually considered to be benign. We present a patient with dynamic LVOT obstruction following AVR, who developed refractory cardiogenic shock and expired inspite of various treatment strategies. This phenomenon must be diagnosed early and should be considered as a serious and potentially fatal complication following AVR. The possible mechanisms and treatment options are reviewed.
Panduranga et al. (Fri,) conducted a case report in Dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction complicating aortic valve replacement (n=1). Aortic valve replacement and subaortic limited septal resection was evaluated on Clinical outcome (survival). A 65-year-old man developed refractory cardiogenic shock and died due to dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction following aortic valve replacement despite various treatment strategies.