Transaortic septal myectomy using direct septal echography

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2018 May 1;26(5):878-880. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivx386.

Abstract

We applied direct septal echography in transaortic septal myectomy for left ventricular outflow tract obstruction due to hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and asymmetric septal hypertrophy. A small L-shaped probe was inserted into the right ventricle through a 2-cm incision on the right ventricular outflow tract. The probe was placed directly on the interventricular septum to visualize its actual thickness. It was also helpful to push and expose the septum into a direct field of vision through the aortic annulus. This type of direct septal echography can be useful for the successful performance of transaortic septal myectomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
  • Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / complications*
  • Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / diagnostic imaging
  • Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / surgery
  • Female
  • Heart Septum / surgery
  • Heart Ventricles / surgery
  • Humans
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Ultrasonography
  • Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / diagnostic imaging
  • Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / etiology
  • Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / surgery*
  • Ventricular Septum / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ventricular Septum / pathology
  • Ventricular Septum / surgery*