Observational (n=14)
No
Absolute Event Rate: 32.3% vs 76.9%
p-value: p=0.1612
Objective: Myomectomy is the cornerstone of therapy for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) in the presence of a high gradient. The importance of mechanical gradient across the left ventricle outflow track (LVOT) vs left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) is debatable.
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David A. D’Alessandro (2014) conducted an observational in Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) (n=14). Septal myomectomy vs. Preoperative baseline was evaluated on Mean LVOT peak gradient (mmHg) (p=0.1612).
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