Septal myotomy–myectomy and transcoronary septal alcohol ablation in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. A comparison of clinical, haemodynamic and exercise outcomes | Zendy

Sam Firoozi | Zendy; Perry Elliott | Zendy; Sanjay Sharma | Zendy; Andrew J. Murday | Zendy; Stephen Brecker | Zendy; Mohamed S. Hamid | Zendy; B. Sachdev | Zendy; Rajesh Thaman | Zendy; William J. McKenna | Zendy

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Septal myotomy–myectomy and transcoronary septal alcohol ablation in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. A comparison of clinical, haemodynamic and exercise outcomes

Author(s) -

Sam Firoozi,

Perry Elliott,

Sanjay Sharma,

Andrew J. Murday,

Stephen Brecker,

Mohamed S. Hamid,

B. Sachdev,

Rajesh Thaman,

William J. McKenna

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

european heart journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336

H-Index - 293

eISSN - 1522-9645

pISSN - 0195-668X

DOI - 10.1053/euhj.2002.3285

Subject(s) - medicine , alcohol septal ablation , myotomy , hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , obstructive cardiomyopathy , cardiology , septal myectomy , cardiomyopathy , obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , randomized controlled trial , hemodynamics , surgery , heart septum , heart failure , esophagus , achalasia

Surgical myectomy has been successfully used to treat patients with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). More recently, alcohol septal ablation has been advocated as a less invasive, but equally effective alternative therapy. The aim of this non-randomized cohort study was to compare subjective and objective outcomes in patients undergoing these therapies.

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