Discrete subaortic stenosis is an unusual cause of the left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in the adults and characterized by a discrete subaortic membrane. A 52-year-old female patient presented with chief complaints of progressive dyspnoea, chest pain and fatigue. Echocardiographic study showed a discrete fibromembranous ridge located in the subaortic region, which resulted in severe s...

Data concerning 17 consecutive patients with discrete subaortic stenosis are recorded. Twelve patients underwent operative resection of the obstructing lesion. Of these all except one were symptomatic and all had electrocardiographic evidence of left ventricular hypertrophy or left ventricular hypertrophy with strain. They had a peak resting systolic left ventricular outflow tract gradient of g...

From 1971-1981, 18 patients with discrete subaortic stenosis were treated surgically at the Medical University of South Carolina. Echocardiography was diagnostic in 10 of 11 patients in whom it was used. Preoperative cardiac catheterization was performed in all patients. The preoperative left ventricular outflow systolic pressure gradient was 82.0 +/- 27.2 mmHg (mean +/- SD) (range 30-145). In ...

BACKGROUND Discrete subaortic stenosis is notable for its unpredictable hemodynamic progression in childhood and high reoperation rate; however, data about adulthood are scarce. METHODS AND RESULTS Adult patients who previously underwent surgery for discrete subaortic stenosis were included in this retrospective multicenter cohort study. Mixed-effects and joint models were used to assess the ...

The development of discrete subvalvar aortic stenosis after repair of Fallot's tetralogy is most unusual and prompts this report. Kelly et al.,' in 1972, divided discrete subaortic stenosis into two distinct types. Type I is a 1 to 2 mm thick discrete membrane immediately under the aortic valve and type II is a thicker membrane 1 cm below the valve consisting of a fibrous ring and associated wi...

Retrospective echocardiographic review identified 58 consecutive infants and children with fixed subaortic stenosis. Mean (SD) age at diagnosis was 4.8 (3.6) years (range two days to 14.7 years), and diagnosis occurred in infancy in eight. Associated cardiac abnormalities were present in 41 (71%) whereas fixed subaortic stenosis was an isolated lesion in 17 (29%). Four types of fixed subaortic ...

We recently speculated that mitral-aortic separation (MAS) might be increased in discrete subaortic stenosis (DSS). We have examined this hypothesis in 22 heart specimens in which the subaortic obstruction originated on the muscular ventricular septum below the right aortic sinus, either as a discrete band, an accumulation of several bands or a diffuse ridge, and extended posteriorly into the M...

A discrete subaortic membrane is a rare cause of subaortic stenosis in adults. It may present in an isolated form as a fibrous or fibromuscular ring below the aortic valve. A 24 year-old male patient was admitted to our outpatient clinic with dyspnoea and palpitations. His physical examination was unremarkable except for an aortic 3/6 systolic murmur. Electrocardiography revealed normal sinus r...