title: Secondary subaortic stenosis after patch closure of subarterial ventricular septal defect.
abstract: Subaortic stenosis usually occurs without a previous heart operation, however, it can occur after heart surgery as well, with a condition known as a secondary subaortic stenosis (SSS). SSS has been reported after surgical repair of several congenital heart defects. There are only a few recorded cases of SSS after repair of ventricular septal defect (VSD). Here we report a rare case of SSS that occurred 3 years after surgical repair of subarterial VSD. A follow-up echocardiogram is essential for detecting SSS caused by the newly developed subaortic membrane in patients who had cardiac surgery.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
authors: Young Kuk
authors: YK
authors: Cho
authors: Soo Min
authors: SM
authors: Oh
authors: Ji Won
authors: JW
authors: Joo
authors: Jae Sook
authors: JS
authors: Ma