This lack of experience translated into worse outcomes for patients. For instance, those who underwent septal myectomy at low-volume centers or by low-volume operators faced nearly double the risk ...

In January 2007, investigators reported the results of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) before and after myectomy (n = 24) or alcohol septal ablation (n = 24). [9] The findings ...

A 12-year-old girl , who was battling a rare and life-threatening heart condition, was successfully treated with a complex surgical procedure at Kauvery Hospital, Vadapalani.

What are the two mechanical therapies (non-medication) for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) and what are their indications? The two mechanical therapies to treat HOCM are surgical ...

Until the early 1990s, surgical myectomy represented the standard treatment for patients with HOCM and drug-refractory symptoms. Then in 1995 alcohol septal ablation was introduced as a less ...