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

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

In addition, the research provides a suggestion why a frequently used therapy, alcohol septal ablation, is an effective treatment for symptomatic patients who remain symptomatic despite optimal medical treatment," he added.

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

Follow-up of alcohol septal ablation for symptomatic hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy the Baylor and Medical University of South Carolina experience 1996 to 2007.

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For patients > 40 years old, and also not suitable for surgery because of comorbidities, alcohol septal ablation is viable alternative therapy for relief of obstruction and improvement of symptoms.

Key words: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, obstructive HCM treatment, disopyramide, septal myectomy, alcohol septal ablation, echocardiography

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.

Key words: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, myectomy, alcohol septal ablation

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?