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Patients with critical congenital aortic stenosis can present with minimal electrocardiographic changes, highlighting the limitations of relying solely on ECG to identify patients at risk for sudden death who require surgical intervention. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

February 11, 1960

Critical Congenital Aortic Stenosis with Minimal Electrocardiographic Changes

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Patients with critical congenital aortic stenosis with minimal electrocardiographic changes

Highlights the risk of sudden death in congenital aortic stenosis and the challenge of identifying severe cases when ECG changes are minimal.

Abstract

CONGENITAL aortic stenosis has been regarded in the past as a relatively benign condition in childhood.1 2 3 However, sudden death from this lesion has been emphasized in more recent publications, and in reported series sudden death has occurred in 4 to 18 per cent of the cases.4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Since surgical relief of aortic stenosis is currently available, it becomes of paramount importance to select for operation the patient whose life may be in jeopardy. The criteria for such selection, however, are not well defined. Data from catheterization of the left side of the heart will identify the patient with severe stenosis, but . . .

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