An unusual cause of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction

Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) has been reported with bio-prosthetic and mechanical mitral valves (MV), though it is more common with the former. The obstruction can be dynamic or fixed. We hereby report a case of fixed LVOTO following bio-prosthetic MV replacement (MVR).

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shrenik R. Doshi, Anand Gopal, Ambuj Roy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-07-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001948321500019X