Gepubliceerd in:
01-06-2011 | Case Report
Optimal gradient reduction after alcohol septal ablation: a case report with anatomical and practical determinants
Auteurs:
R. C. Steggerda, J. C. Balt, J. M. ten Berg
Gepubliceerd in:
Netherlands Heart Journal
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Uitgave 6/2011
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Excerpt
Recent meta-analyses have shown good long-term survival of patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) after alcohol septal ablation (ASA) comparable with surgical myectomy. However, gradient reduction after ASA was slightly less favourable [
1,
2] and in a single-centre study a higher rate of aborted sudden cardiac death was found [
3]. The following case report illustrates the importance of coronary anatomy and infarction location in determining the outcome after ASA. …