[Surgical treatment of subvalvular aortic obstructions. A new approach]

Approaching the region below the aortic valve is notoriously difficult. The new technique described, derived from the Konno-Restan technique, provides wide exposure of the infra-aortic canal through the right ventricle, the aorta and the septum. Experiments on animals have shown that it entails no risk of heart damage. This technique was used on one patient with sub-aortic fibromuscular tunnel with excellent post-operative results.