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Does septal myectomy relieve LVOT obstruction and cardiac symptoms in patients with obstructive HCM?
Does septal myectomy relieve LVOT obstruction and cardiac symptoms in patients with obstructive HCM?
Septal myectomy is a highly effective and safe procedure for obstructive HCM, with early mortality under 1% at experienced centers.
Septal myectomy effectively and definitively relieves LVOT obstruction and cardiac symptoms in patients with obstructive HCM. In experienced centers, early mortality for isolated septal myectomy is less than 1%, and overall results are excellent and continue to improve in the current era.
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