Does septal myectomy relieve LVOT obstruction and cardiac symptoms in patients with obstructive HCM?
Patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)
Septal myectomy
Relief of LVOT obstruction, cardiac symptoms, and early mortalityhard clinical
Septal myectomy is a highly effective and safe procedure for obstructive HCM, with early mortality under 1% at experienced centers.
Septal myectomy effectively and definitively relieves LVOT obstruction and cardiac symptoms in patients with obstructive HCM. In experienced centers, early mortality for isolated septal myectomy is less than 1%, and overall results are excellent and continue to improve in the current era.
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Kunal Kotkar
Sameh M. Said
Joseph A. Dearani
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Mayo Clinic in Arizona
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www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69d75417b843b2be9948f3af — DOI: https://doi.org/10.21037/acs.2017.07.03