Comparison of Surgical Septal Myectomy to Medical Therapy Alone in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Syncope
Abstract
The presence of syncope despite medical therapy in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) is considered an indication for surgical myectomy; however, no study has examined the long-term effects on recurrent syncope and survival after surgery in these patients. We examined 239 patients with HC and a history of syncope who had undergone surgical myectomy (mean age 48 ± 17 years; 56% men). The patients were age- and gender-matched to...
Paper Details
Title
Comparison of Surgical Septal Myectomy to Medical Therapy Alone in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Syncope
Published Date
Feb 1, 2013
Volume
111
Issue
3
Pages
388 - 392
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