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Current status of alcohol septal ablation for patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11177675     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Since the early 1960s, surgical myotomy-myectomy has been the standard treatment for patients with drug-refractory symptoms due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and dynamic outflow tract obstruction. Comparable morphologic and functional results can be achieved by percutaneous septal ablation (PTSMA) by alcohol-induced septal branch occlusion. The circumscribed therapeutic myocardial infarction results in widening of the left ventricular outflow tract with consecutive gradient reduction. Follow-up studies show clinical and objective improvement as well as further gradient reduction due to left ventricular remodeling. In this article, an updated review of the latest results of PTSMA is provided.
Authors:
H Seggewiss
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Current cardiology reports     Volume:  3     ISSN:  1523-3782     ISO Abbreviation:  Curr Cardiol Rep     Publication Date:  2001 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-02-22     Completed Date:  2001-06-14     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100888969     Medline TA:  Curr Cardiol Rep     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  160-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Medizinische Klinik I, Leopoldina-Krankenhaus, Gustav-Adolf-Strasse 8, 97422, Schweinfurt, Germany. hseggewiss@leopoldina.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / therapy*
Ethanol / administration & dosage*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
64-17-5/Ethanol

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