Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with latent obstruction: Clinical characteristics and surgical results

The role of mitral subvalvular anomalies in the etiology of latent left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction has rarely been reported; and the results of surgical treatment for latent LVOT obstruction have been infrequently reported as a separate group by other medical centers other than Mayo clinic.Among 292 eligible patients, 45 with resting gradients <30 mmHg had provoked obstruction. Their clinical characteristics and surgical...