Incidental Murmurs and the Elective Noncardiac Surgical Patient: A Case Report

A A Pract. 2019 Sep 15;13(6):218-221. doi: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001038.

Abstract

We present a case of left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction detected by limited bedside transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). This involved a young and otherwise healthy patient presenting for elective hand surgery with a previously undetected cardiac murmur. It highlights the utility of bedside TTE as an assessment tool and shows the importance of anesthesiologists as perioperative physicians.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Echocardiography / methods*
  • Elective Surgical Procedures
  • Female
  • Heart Murmurs / complications
  • Heart Murmurs / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Point-of-Care Testing*
  • Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / complications
  • Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / diagnosis*