MEMBRANOUS SUBVALVULAR PULMONARY STENOSIS IN COMPLETE TRANSPOSITION OF THE GREAT-ARTERIES - USEFULNESS OF SERIAL EXERCISE TESTING

Authors
MATTHYS D VERHAAREN H DECOODT P
Citation
D. Matthys et al., MEMBRANOUS SUBVALVULAR PULMONARY STENOSIS IN COMPLETE TRANSPOSITION OF THE GREAT-ARTERIES - USEFULNESS OF SERIAL EXERCISE TESTING, Acta cardiologica, 48(4), 1993, pp. 365-368
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Acta cardiologica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00015385
Volume
48
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
365 - 368
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-5385(1993)48:4<365:MSPSIC>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
A 22-year-old male who had Mustard repair for complete transposition p resented with progressive exercise intolerance, documented by a gradua l decrease in exercise capacity on cycle ergometer. Cardiac catheteriz ation and angiography demonstrated subvalvular pulmonary stenosis. Aft er surgical relief of the obstruction, exercise capacity returned to p revious level.