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Surgical Treatment of Subaortic Stenosis and Noncompaction of the Left Ventricle
Author(s) -
Shuhaiber Jeffrey,
McMahon James,
Bakhos Mamdouh
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2008.00702.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricle , stenosis , cardiology , surgery
Late presentation of noncompaction of the left ventricle is rare, especially in the adult congenital population. We describe successful surgical management of severe pulmonary hypertension related to severe left ventricular outflow tract narrowing in the context of noncompaction of the ventricle in a 46‐year‐old female.