Septuagenarians with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy undergoing myectomy: the experience of a single center

A previous study reported that the ventricular septum is more fragile in geriatric patients, and thus myectomy may expose geriatric patients to a higher risk of serious complications. This single-center study evaluates the impacts of the advanced age on the results following myectomy for symptomatic hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). All eligible patients were divided into an elderly group (septuagenarians, n = 35) and a control...