[Surgical treatment of congenital obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract]

Lijec Vjesn. 1993 Mar-Apr;115(3-4):99-102.
[Article in Croatian]

Abstract

This report presents the classification and all types of left ventricular outflow tract obstructions. The possibilities of operative therapies are surveyed as well. Results of surgical treatment in 34 patients with obstruction to left ventricular outflow are shown. The majority of patients underwent operation under extracorporeal circulation (84.4%), while the rest were operated by means of the inflow occlusion technique (14.7%). The obtained results were compared with those from the literature. The importance of echocardiographic evaluation of location of the left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and the appropriate choice of a surgical technique according to the patient's age are emphasized.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Methods
  • Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / classification
  • Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / congenital*
  • Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / surgery*