May 5, 2007European Heart Journal
Surgical septal myectomy decreases the risk for appropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator discharge in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Why the study?
Does surgical septal myectomy reduce the incidence of appropriate ICD discharge and risk for SCD in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
Population
Patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)
Design
Cohort
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Supports myectomy to lower SCD risk in obstructive HCM; leaves open randomized confirmation.
Structured PICO
Does surgical septal myectomy reduce the incidence of appropriate ICD discharge and risk for SCD in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
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Population
Patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)
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Intervention
Surgical septal myectomy
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Outcome
Incidence of appropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) discharge and risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD)hard clinical
Surgical septal myectomy in obstructive HCM is associated with a marked reduction in appropriate ICD discharges and sudden cardiac death risk.
Cite This Study
McLeod et al. (2007) studied this question.