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View Full PaperExtent of Clinical Improvement After Surgical Treatment of Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
Structured PICO
Does surgical treatment improve clinical outcomes in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy who are severely symptomatic despite optimal medical therapy?
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Population
Patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy who are severely symptomatic despite optimal medical therapy
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Intervention
Surgical treatment
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Outcome
Clinical improvement
Surgical treatment is reaffirmed as an efficacious intervention for patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy who remain severely symptomatic on optimal medical therapy.
Abstract
The results of the present study reaffirm the efficacy of surgical treatment of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy in patients who are severely symptomatic despite optimal medical therapy and serve as a useful reference by which the surgical approach can be compared with new and potentially promising treatment alternatives.