title: Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction and Systolic Anterior Motion of the Mitral Valve in the Absence of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
abstract: Systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve is a mechanism for the development of left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction. While often associated with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), a case is reported of symptomatic LVOT obstruction due to intrinsic mitral valve pathology in the absence of hypertrophy or cardiomyopathy. This case highlights the importance of recognizing isolated mitral valve pathology as a treatable cause of LVOT obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Natasha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aleksova
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Christopher A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Glover
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mesana
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Electronic correspondence: gdwivedi@ottawaheart.ca.
authors.forename: Girish
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dwivedi
mesh_terms: D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009068:Movement; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*