Surgical septal myectomy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Greece: a single-center initial experience.

Volume: 55, Issue: 2, Pages: 132 - 138
Published: Mar 1, 2014
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Surgical septal myectomy is thought to be the gold standard of treatment for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) with obstruction symptoms refractory to optimal medical therapy. In Europe, during the last 2 decades, myectomy has been set aside, while alcohol septal ablation has been widely promoted. In this paper, we analyze our first experience of surgical septal myectomy in a small cohort of patients with HCM coming from...
Paper Details
Title
Surgical septal myectomy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Greece: a single-center initial experience.
Published Date
Mar 1, 2014
Volume
55
Issue
2
Pages
132 - 138
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