Dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Diagnosis by transesophageal echocardiography in a critically ill patient.

Turnage, W S; Zeller, F A; Divertie, G D · Chest · 1993

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (DLVOTO) can be present in critically ill patients with congestive heart failure. Diagnosis by transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography may be technically difficult in the critically ill patient or patients who are obese. This report describes the diagnosis of DLVOTO by transesophageal echocardiography and subsequent management.

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