alcohol septal ablation

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alcohol septal ablation

A treatment for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy in which coronary artery catheterization is used to isolate the septal artery that supplies blood to the hypertrophied myocardium. Pure alcohol is injected into the artery, causing it to obstruct. The thickened heart muscle nourished by the septal artery is deprived of oxygen and dies. The procedure is a controlled and monitored myocardial infarction (heart attack), designed to eliminate the overdeveloped muscle blocking blood flow out of the heart. It is used in carefully selected patients as an alternative to surgical removal of the obstructing muscle (surgical myectomy).

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Alcohol septal ablation for the treatment of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.

Comparison of Clinical Effects between Percutaneous Transluminal Septal Myocardial Ablation and Modified Morrow Septal Myectomy on Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

If a patient has both conditions, surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) with septal myectomy or, alternatively, alcohol septal ablation (ASA) followed by transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) should be considered [2, 3].

Kapadia, "Combined transcatheter aortic valve replacement and emergent alcohol septal ablation," Circulation, vol.

Recurrence of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction Requiring Alcohol Septal Ablation after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Individuals with severe symptoms unresponsive to medical therapy may require heart surgery or a cath lab-based technique (alcohol septal ablation) to relieve the obstruction.

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However, interventional cardiology has become a rather broad field, also including alcohol septal ablation for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, etc.

Alcohol Septal Ablation in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Almanac 2012: interventional cardiology

Also in a related study, a treatment called alcohol septal ablation is being revealed as an effective treatment for severe cases of HCM.

Molecular imaging detects genetic heart disease before symptoms arise

Alcohol septal ablation for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: a systematic review of published studies.

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Obstructed patients, who fail medical therapy, are usually offered invasive treatment: surgical septal myectomy, alcohol septal ablation, or DDD pacemaker.

Echocardiography in the treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy/Hipertrofik kardiyomiyopati tedavisinde ekokardiyografi

This brief review summarizes how patients are selected for myectomy or alcohol septal ablation and reviews results for both procedures.

Selection of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients for myectomy or alcohol septal ablation/Hipertrofik kardiyomiyopatide miyektomi veya alkol septal ablasyonu icin hasta secimi

Elderly patients or those with co-morbidities may be referred for alcohol septal ablation or dual-chamber pacing.

Resection, plication, release--the RPR procedure for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy/Obstruktif hipertrofik kardiyomiyopati icin RPR proseduru--Rezeksiyon, Plikasyon, Salinma

Percutaneous alcohol septal ablation has also been utilized, although its ultimate utility and safety remain controversial (5).

Pacing in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a therapeutic option?/Hipertrofik kardiyomiyopatide pacing: Terapotik opsiyon mu?