Why the study?
Does alcohol septal ablation improve Doppler Tei index and myocardial performance in patients with symptomatic hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy?
Population
27 consecutive patients with symptomatic hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, mean age 53 +/- 13 years.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
12 months
Authors
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Supports enhanced myocardial performance after alcohol septal ablation in HOCM; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation before practice change.
Does alcohol septal ablation improve Doppler Tei index and myocardial performance in patients with symptomatic hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy?
Alcohol septal ablation significantly improves left ventricular myocardial performance as measured by the Doppler Tei index, alongside symptomatic and hemodynamic improvements in patients with HOCM.
Veselka et al. (2005) studied this question.