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First-in-Human Transapical Beating-Heart Septal Myectomy in Patients with Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy

Thursday, August 17, 2023

Submitted by

Jason Trevis

Source

Source Name: Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Source URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0735109723059570

Author(s)

Jing Fang MD, Yani Liu MD, Ying Zhu MD Rui Li MD, Rui Wang MD, Dao Wen Wang, Yunhu Song, Chenhe Li, Yue Chen MD, Lin Cheng, Kangchao Zheng, Yun Zhao, Shiliang Li, Cai Cheng, Liming Xia, Xiaoping Chen, Song Wan, Xiang Wei

This paper reports the first in-human trial exploring surgical reduction therapy for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). Patients recruited to the trial were those who presented with refractory HOCM with disabling symptoms despite best medical management. The authors reported on the procedural success of a novel transapical beating heart septal myectomy via a minithoracotomy under echocardiographic guidance.