Key result
Surgery successfully relieves hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy in elderly patients.
Surgery can be a successful treatment option for elderly patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.
Surgery may be feasible in select elderly HOCM patients; leaves open its role pending larger prospective studies.
Summary Three elderly patients with hypertropic obstructive cardiomyopathy which was successfully treated by surgery are described. The role of surgery in the management of older patients with this condition is discussed.
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Kalman Kafetz (1981) studied this question. Surgery successfully treated hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy in three elderly patients.
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