Until the early 1990s, surgical myectomy ... ventricular septal anatomy and septal perforator distribution and size are judged appropriate. LVH = left ventricular hypertrophy; MAZE = surgical ...

More information: Nirav Patel et al, Procedural Volume and Outcomes After Septal Reduction Therapies in Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy, Journal of the American Heart Association (2024 ...

Findings from the "Valor-HCM Study: Myosin Inhibition as an Alternative to Surgical Myectomy or Alcohol Septal Ablation in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy" were presented today during a ...

"We can conclude that surgical septal myectomy to relieve severe symptoms in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is safe and results in a procedural mortality of less than 1%," said lead ...

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 ...

Findings from the “Valor-HCM Study: Myosin Inhibition as an Alternative to Surgical Myectomy or Alcohol Septal Ablation in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy” were presented today during ...