This lack of experience translated into worse outcomes for patients. For instance, those who underwent septal myectomy at low-volume centers or by low-volume operators faced nearly double the risk of ...

Using a patent foramen ovale (PFO) occluder to pinch off the left atrial septal pouch (LASP) is feasible and may lessen the risk of recurrent cerebrovascular events in patients with cryptogenic stroke ...

Overall, among 10,225 consecutive patients in SHARE, 35% (n=3566) had obstructive HCM and 18% (n=1832; mean age, 51 years; 53% men; mean 5 years from diagnosis) received SRT (75% septal myectomy; 25% ...

Some women might need alcohol septal ablation before becoming pregnant, even if their symptoms aren’t severe. Septal myectomy is another option for many people considering alcohol septal ablation.

For symptomatic patients, the treatment involves relieving both sources of obstruction through aortic valve replacement (AVR) and septal myectomy. AVR is associated with symptomatic improvement and ...

In January 2007, investigators reported the results of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) before and after myectomy (n = 24) or alcohol septal ablation (n = 24). [9] The findings ...

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The septal thickness, measured at the zone responsible for the LV obstruction, was 20 mm--making the patient eligible for either surgical myectomy or ASA. She was informed of the advantages and ...