LEFT VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION

Course overview

LEFT VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION (LVOTO) CAN OCCUR AT THE VALVULAR, SUBVALVULAR, OR SUPRAVALVULAR LEVEL. IN GENERAL, THERE IS AN OBSTRUCTION TO FORWARD FLOW WHICH INCREASES AFTERLOAD, AND IF UNTREATED, CAN RESULT IN HYPERTROPHY, DILATATION, AND EVENTUAL FAILURE OF THE LEFT VENTRICLE. IN THE UNITED STATES, MOST CASES OF LVOT OBSTRUCTION ARE CONGENITAL IN INDIVIDUALS YOUNGER THAN 50 YEARS OF AGE. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH LVOTO AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.