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Review
. 2002 Oct;88(4):335-6.
doi: 10.1136/heart.88.4.335.

Rheology of discrete subaortic stenosis

A M Cilliers  1 , M Gewillig
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Review

Rheology of discrete subaortic stenosis

A M Cilliers et al. Heart. 2002 Oct.

Abstract

The discrete form of subaortic stenosis is thought to be an acquired lesion, the aetiology of which may be a combination of factors which include an underlying genetic predisposition, turbulence in the left ventricular outflow tract, and various geometric and anatomical variations of the left ventricular outflow tract. A review of hypotheses relating to its aetiology is provided

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Figure 1
An illustration of the long axis of the heart showing the aortoseptal angle between the long axis of the aortic root and the proximal ascending aorta and the midline of the interventricular septum. An angle of < 130° is thought to contribute to increased turbulence in the subaortic area, resulting in the development of a subaortic ridge. Drawing reproduced from Kleinart and Geva with permission.
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