Why the study?
Does alcohol septal ablation improve regional myocardial function and mass in patients with symptomatic hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy?
Population
9 patients with symptomatic hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM), mean age 52+/-15 years
Comparison
Alcohol septal ablation (ASA) vs Baseline (pre-procedure)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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Associated with remote myocardial improvement post-ASA; leaves open whether this drives clinical benefit versus myectomy.
Does alcohol septal ablation improve regional myocardial function and mass in patients with symptomatic hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy?
Alcohol septal ablation in symptomatic HOCM reduces myocardial mass and improves systolic function in the remote lateral wall at 6 months, indicating reversed LV remodeling.
Dockum et al. (2006) studied this question.