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Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: Comparison of outcomes after myectomy or alcohol ablation adjusted by propensity score (pdf)

In November 1998, our center began offering alcohol ablation as an alternative to surgical myectomy for patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Patients with concomitant lesions were referred for ...
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Long-Term Follow-up in Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy After Septal (pdf)

Controversy exists about the choice of treatment for patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate ...
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Long-Lasting Improvement After Septal Myectomy for Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy (pdf)

The most effective treatment of symptomatic patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy is still disputed. Treatment options include ...
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Extended septal myectomy for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy with anomalous mitral papillary muscles or chordae (pdf)

Transaortic left ventricular septal myectomy yields excellent results for most severely symptomatic patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. However, associated anomalies of the ...
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Cephalad Resuspension of Aortic Leaflet of the Mitral Valve in Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy (pdf)

A young child with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, who was reoperated on for recurrent left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, underwent myectomy with ...
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Use of Alfieri stitch technique in a patient with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (pdf)

Systolic anterior motion of the anterior mitral leaflet plays an important role in the dynamic outflow tract obstruction encountered in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy ...
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Complete excision of secondary chordae of the anterior mitral leaflet as an adjunct in surgical management of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy in pediatric (pdf)

There has been very little experience in surgical management of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) in the pediatric age group. However, the surgical techniques ...
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Current Effectiveness and Risks of Isolated Septal Myectomy for Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy (pdf)

Septal myectomy is the gold-standard therapy for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). However, it is being challenged by a lessinvasive alternative: alcohol ...
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