• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.395-397
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• 1995

Over a 12 months period, we treated 2 cases with discrete subaortic stenosis caused by membranous band. In one patient, who was 19 years old woman, the echocardiograms showed the discrete membrane and idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis [IHSS . She underwent transaortic myotomy and mymectomy simultaneously band resection. Other case of 11 year old boy with discrete subaortic stenosis only underwent membrane resection. Both patients had an uneventful hospital course, but 19 year old woman showed remained pressure gradient in follow up echocardiograms.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.727-733
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• 1988

Two cases of the discrete membranous subaortic stenosis were experienced at the Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. Case I was 31 years old male with a history of aortic valve replacement[Ionescu-Shiley, 19mm] at the other hospital in 1980. Heart failure was noticed 6 years later. On cardiac catheterization, pressure gradient between left ventricle 4 aorta was 104 mmHg, but subvalvular aortic stenosis was not detected by preoperative 2-D echo <% left ventriculogram. Above case revealed stenoinsufficiency of the prosthetic valve. Under the diagnosis of the prosthetic valve failure, re-do aortic valve replacement[Bjork-Shiley, 23 mm] was done. During operation, the discrete membranous subaortic stenosis was incidentally found, and it was completely resected. So we thought that above discrete membranous subaortic stenosis was not detected at first operation, and it was progressed during 6 years, and accelerated the degeneration of the prosthetic valve. Case II was 20 years old female. Her complaints were exertional dyspnea, angina, syncope, which were aggravated since 5 years ago. 2-D echo <% left ventriculogram revealed the discrete membranous subaortic stenosis. Pressure gradient was 20 mmHg, but her symptoms were serious. Associated cardiac anomaly was the persistent left superior vena cava without connection with right superior vena cava. Complete excision of the membranous tissue was done. Post-operative pressure gradient between left ventricle & aorta was absent, and her complaints were nearly subsided. Both cases were type I according to the Newfeld classification of the discrete subvalvular aortic stenosis, and complete excision of the membranous tissue was done without myotomy or mymectomy. And short-term follow-up results[Case I:2 years, Case II: 1 ~ years] were good except soft systolic murmur[grade II/VI] at the aortic area in both cases.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.532-536
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• 1990

We experienced surgical correction of 2 cases of discrete membranous subaortic stenosis. Case 1 was 19 years old male patient. His complaints were fatigue, exertional dyspnea, syncope and angina for 8 years. Ejection. systolic murmur was heard at the second right intercostal space and diastolic murmur was heard at the apex. A thrill was palpated over the second right intercostal space and area of the carotid artery. 2-D echo, cardiac cath and left ventriculogram revealed discrete membranous subaortic stenosis and VSD. Complete excision of discrete membrane without mymectomy was done. VSD was closed with dacron patch and aortic valve was replaced with St. Jude medical valve. Case 11 was 16 years old female whose complaints were exertional dyspnea and syncope. Ejection systolic murmur was heard at second right intercostal space, but diastolic murmur was not heard. A thrill was palpated over the second right intercostal space and the area of carotid artery. 2-D echo, cardiac cath and left ventriculogram revealed discrete membranous subaortic stenosis. Complete excision of fibrous tissue and myotomy were made and aortic valve was replaced with St. Jude medical valve. Operative finding was followed: both aortic valves showed deformity of leaflets. Subaortic region had a thickened central fibrous body from which the ridge protruded. Both patient`s postoperative course were uneventful and short-term follow-up results were good except soft systolic murmur at the aortic area.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.165-173
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• 1986

During the 4 year period from 1982 through 1985, twelve patients have undergone operations for discrete subaortic stenosis with good short-term clinical result at Department of Thoracic and cardiovascular Surgery, S.N.U.H. According to the cineangiographic and operative findings, nine of the 12 patients were classified as Deutsch type I, the other 3 as type II, and eleven of the 12 had one or more associated anomalies of the cardiovascular system such as PDA[5], VSD[5], left SVC[2], MS[1], COA[1], supramitral membrane[1], DORY[1], right aortic arch[1], DCRV[1], and TOF[1] [one with Shone`s complex], and three of them had secondary cardiac disorders such as aortic regurgitation[3],mitral regurgitation[2], and tunnel shaped dynamic obstruction of left ventricular outflow tract[2]. We have performed membrane resection via oblique aortotomy with retraction of the aortic cusps in 7 cases and via VSD from right cardiac chamber in 5 cases with large VSD and have also performed the operations on the correctable associated anomalies. There was only one operative death in patient with associated TOF due to neurologic complication and no other postoperative difficulties except in one patient with transient heart block resolved spontaneously on postoperative 3rd day. To our knowledge, this article is the first report of operation for discrete subaortic stenosis in Korean literature.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.739-744
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• 1992

Discrete membranous subaortic stenosis[DMSS] is one of the subtype of congenital left ventricular outflow obstruction and can be associated with aortic regurgitation, infective endocarditis, ventricular obstruction. DMSS should be removed early, when diagnosed, and completely before secondary myocardial changes occur. Recently we experienced a case of DMSS with aortic regurgitation, and its left ventricular outflow tract obstruction[LVOTO] peak systolic gradient was 10lmmHg. Resection of membrane and aortic valve replacement is adequet for LVOTO and postoperative pressure gradient was 26mmHg. Postoperative echocardiogram shows no obstuctive membrane and well functioning aortic valve.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.414-421
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• 1988

Concerning the operative technique for the relief of discrete subvalvular aortic stenosis, emphasis by some authors has been placed on the superiority of blunt dissection in the enucleation of the entire, obstructing structure such as membranous or fibrous ring stenosis compared with the conventional resection by sharp dissection technique. Here report a case operated applying the technique of blunt dissection, analogous to endarterectomy, which resulted in good clinical improvement. The technique is such that the tissue causing obstruction is peeled off the ventricular septum along the plane of cleavage using a dissector, starting under the commissure between right and left coronary cusps. As for the origin of stenosis this case imply a possibility of different mechanism of etiology evidenced by that the tissue removed consisted of elastic fibers only.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제38권8호
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• pp.545-550
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• 2005

배경: 분리 대동맥판막하 협착증은 수술 후에도 재발을 잘하는 것으로 알려져 있다 저자들은 수술 전후의 좌심실 유출로를 통한 압력차 및 재발률 등에 대하여 후향적 연구를 시행하였다 대상 및 방법: 1984년 9월부터 2004년 12월까지 34명의 환자가 분리 대동맥판막하 협착증으로 수술을 시행 받았다. 평균 나이는 $17.1\pm15.2$세였으며 19명$(55.9\%)$이 남자였다. 16명$(47.1\%)$의 환자가 이전에 심장수술을 받았다. 수술시 동반된 질환은 대동맥판막 폐쇄부전(11), 대동맥 축착증(3) 등이었다. 걸U: 수술직후의 좌심실 유출로를 통한 최대 압력차는 수술 전보다 유의하게 낮았고(75.8 mmHg vs 21.8mmHg, p<0.01), 평균 50.3개월 후에 측정된 치대 압력차도 20.2 mmHg로 수술 직후와 큰 차이 없이 여전히 수술 전보다 낮은 수치를 나타내었다. 수술 사망은 없었으며 1예에서 수술 후 합병증으로 뇌경색이 발생하였다. 평균 추적 관찰 기간은 $69.8\pm54.6$개월이었으며, 이 기간 중에 5명$(14.7\%)$이 재수술을 시행 받았고, 이 중 3명$(8.8\%)$의 환자는 분리 대동맥판막하 협착의 재발로 인해 재수술을 시행 받았다. 통계적으로 유의한, 재발에 대한 위험인자는 없었으며 10년에서의 무재수술 생존율은 $76.4\%$였다. 결론: 분리 대동맥판막하 협착증의 치료에 있어 대동맥판막하 막성 조직만을 제거하거나 혹은 주위 근육과 함께 절제하는 방법은 낮은 사망률과 합병증을 보였으며 수술 후 충분한 좌심실 유출로 최대압력차의 감소를 보였다. 그러나 재발을 잘하고 예측할만한 위험 인자가 없으므로 지속적인 추적 관찰이 필요하리라 생각한다.