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Echocardiographic pseudodiopathic hypertrophic subarotic stenosis in a patient with pericardial effusion
Author(s) -
Prakash Ravi,
Greenfield Robert S.,
Aronow Wilbert S.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1870050516
Subject(s) - medicine , pericardial effusion , pericardiectomy , effusion , cardiology , stenosis , surgery , mitral valve stenosis
A 26 year old white male with chronic renal failure presented to our institution with a large pericardial effusion. In addition to the effusion, and echocardiogram demonstrated systolic anterior movement of the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve (SAM), suggesting idiopathic hypertrophic subarotic stenosis (IHSS). Pericardiectomy was performed ot treat the effusion. After surgery and relief of the effusion, the mitral valve motion returned to normal. It is conclded that SAM can be seen with pericardial effusion in the absence of IHSS.