Sentences with phrase «outflow tract obstruction»

This is the only technique that will enable you to assess the severity of left ventricular hypertrophy in HCM, as well as confirming the presence of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in HOCM, together with other important risk factors such as left atrial dilation and evidence of spontaneous echo contrast («smoke») or thrombi within the left atrium.

The category of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) is of major interest to us.

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However, approximately one third of cats with HCM have left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction due to systolic anterior motion (SAM) of the mitral valve.

Also iatrogenic murmurs can be produced in cats by applying too much pressure with the stethoscope against the highly compliant feline thoracic cage, resulting in compression of the right ventricle and leading to partial right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) obstruction.

(ref1, ref2, ref3) Using echocardiography [= Complete two - dimensional, m - mode, color and spectral Doppler echocardiography = (ref)-RSB-; the drug appeared effective in lowering the abnormally high pressure found within the hearts of these cats (In HCM, your cat's left ventricular outflow tract pressure goes up due to the ballooned muscle blocking the outflow of blood = left ventricular outflow tract (= LVOT obstruction.