Familial supravalvular aortic stenosis

R EISENBERG, D YOUNG… - American journal of …, 1964 - jamanetwork.com
The modern techniques of the cardiology laboratory have resulted in marked improvement
in diagnostic ability with concomitant refinement in diagnostic criteria. 1-3 In aortic stenosis,
these advances now permit precise differentiation into valvular, subvalvular, and
supravalvular lesions. 4, 5 Congenital supravalvular aortic stenosis, apparently first
described by Archer in 1878, 6 has recently been reviewed and given a comprehensive
classification by Perou. 7 The material and discussion presented below is limited to the true …