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Selective Contrast Echocardiography in Percutaneous Transluminal Septal Myocardial Ablation in an Elderly Patient With Left Ventricular Concentric Hypertrophy
Author(s) -
Vieira Marcelo L.C.,
Filho Roderick M. Silva,
Filho Fábio S. Brito,
Leal Samira B.,
Filho Edgar B. Lira,
Fischer Cláudio H.,
Souza José A. de,
Perin Marcos A.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2003.03096.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , percutaneous , muscle hypertrophy , left ventricular hypertrophy , ablation , myocardial hypertrophy , radiology , blood pressure
We report an elderly patient, with hypertension and left ventricular concentric hypertrophy with sigmoid shape of the septum, who presented an unsatisfactory response to medical treatment and who was successfully submitted to myocardial contrast echocardiography‐guided percutaneous transluminal septal myocardial ablation. (ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Volume 20, August 2003)