Percutaneous septal ablation has emerged as a less invasive treatment of symptomatic patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). In the past decade, the availability of this sophisticated technique has revived the interest of cardiologists in left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, which led to the recognition that most patients with HCM have the obstructive type. Follow-u...

Background Transarterial valve intervention (TAVI) is valuable in high-risk patients, however, in case of left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction, conventional surgery, including partial myectomy, is indicated. Case Description An 84-year-old female patient presented with increasing fatigue after TAVI in 2012, demonstrated a narrowed LVOT. Conventional surgery was performed, including...

septal defect and pulmonary stenosis: Results and follow-up. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005;79:2089-93. 6. Dearani JA, Danielson JK, Puga FJ, Mair DD, Schleck CD. Late results of the Rastelli operation for transposition of the great arteries. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Ann. 2001;4:3-15. 7. Hu S, Li S, Wang X, Wang L, Xiong H, Yan F, et al. Pulmonary and aortic root translocation in t...

septal defect and pulmonary stenosis: Results and follow-up. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005;79:2089-93. 6. Dearani JA, Danielson JK, Puga FJ, Mair DD, Schleck CD. Late results of the Rastelli operation for transposition of the great arteries. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Ann. 2001;4:3-15. 7. Hu S, Li S, Wang X, Wang L, Xiong H, Yan F, et al. Pulmonary and aortic root translocation in t...

septal defect and pulmonary stenosis: Results and follow-up. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005;79:2089-93. 6. Dearani JA, Danielson JK, Puga FJ, Mair DD, Schleck CD. Late results of the Rastelli operation for transposition of the great arteries. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Ann. 2001;4:3-15. 7. Hu S, Li S, Wang X, Wang L, Xiong H, Yan F, et al. Pulmonary and aortic root translocation in t...

At present, surgical septal myectomy is regarded as the "gold standard" treatment for most patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and drug-refractory symptoms. However, the best results are obtained by those surgeons who have extensive experience with this operation at a small number of referral centers. In the mid-1990s, percutaneous alcohol septal ablation was introduced ...

Primary cardiac tumor in infancy is an uncommon condition which is rarely accompanied with congenital heart disease. Although these tumors are generally benign, the complication associated with it, such as arrhythmia, outflow tract obstruction, and heart failure, may result in early mortality, when combined with congenital heart disease. Early surgical treatment may reduce complication risk and...

HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY (HCM) is characterized by symmetric or asymmetric hyper-trophy of the left and/or right ventricle (table 1). * It is a primary disorder of heart muscle in which the site and extent of the hypertrophic process are important in determining the disease manifestations.' Ventricular (asymmetric) septal hypertrophy is the commonest form of HCM (table 1) and is characterize...

Introduction In this report, we describe a case of an 18-year-old woman with massive septal hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) without left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction that was discovered after resuscitation from a witnessed cardiac arrest. HCM is the most common genetic cardiomyopathy, with an incidence of 0.2%. It is associated with a 1% annual rate of sudden cardiac death (SC...

Background. To assess the impact of surgical relief of left ventricular outflow obstruction on myocardial perfusion abnormalities in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, 20 symptomatic patients who underwent a septal myectomy or mitral valve replacement were studied with assessment of myocardial perfusion during exercise by 20UT1 emission computed tomography before and 6 month...