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Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in a Patient Who had Previously Undergone Apical Myectomy for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Author(s) -
Cho Yang Hyun,
Deo Salil V.,
Topilsky Yan,
Grogan Martha A.,
Park Soon J.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2012.01425.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , septal myectomy , cardiology , obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , cardiomyopathy , ventricular assist device , obstructive cardiomyopathy , heart failure
Apical hypertrophy is a rare variant of hypertropic cardiomyopathy. These patients may present with end‐stage congestive heart failure subsequent to long standing diastolic dysfunction. We report the technique for left ventricular assist device insertion in a patient with previous apical myectomy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.