title: [Percutaneous balloon dilatation of discrete subaortic stenosis].
abstract: Discrete subaortic stenosis is an uncommon congenital cardiac disorder in which the left ventricular outflow tract is narrowed. We report about the diagnostic procedures and the successful balloon dilatation of a 49-year old, highly symptomatic male patient suffering from discrete subvalvular aortic stenosis.
authors.affiliation: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena Klinik für Innere Medizin III Abteilung für Kardiologie, Angiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin Erlanger Allee 101 07740 Jena, Germany.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Richartz
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Figulla
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Küthe
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Bülow
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kehrer
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Werner
mesh_terms: D000790:Angiocardiography; D001020:Aortic Stenosis, Subvalvular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome