Journal article
Short and Medium Term Outcomes of Surgery for Patients With Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
Abstract
BACKGROUND: We report one surgeon's experience of corrective surgery for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) over a 10-year span and comment on factors that influence longer term outcomes. Septal myectomy (SM) and adjunctive procedures, including shortening of the aorta, a novel technique in HOCM patients, are described.
METHODS: Perioperative data were obtained by retrospective review of institutional surgical databases between 2001 …
Authors
Parry DJ; Raskin RE; Poynter JA; Ribero IB; Bajona P; Rakowski H; Woo A; Ralph-Edwards A
Journal
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol. 99, No. 4, pp. 1213–1219
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
4 2015
DOI
10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.11.020
ISSN
0003-4975
Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overCardiac Surgical ProceduresCardiomyopathy, HypertrophicCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualEchocardiography, TransesophagealEducation, Medical, ContinuingFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart SeptumHospital MortalityHumansIntraoperative ComplicationsMaleMiddle AgedOntarioPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsStroke VolumeSurvival RateTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung Adult