Alcohol Septal Ablation in Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy- Is Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography Mandatory?

Alcohol Septal Ablation in Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy- Is Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography Mandatory?

Alcohol septal ablation (ASA) is an effective treatment for symptomatic hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). Although routine use of myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) in guiding ASA has been recommended by guidelines, it has not come into common clinical practice. Here, we presen...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of The Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging 2022-09, Vol.6 (3), p.293-297
Hauptverfasser: Sastry, Sridhar Lakshmana, Shivashankarappa, Arun B., Bhat, Prabhavathi, Manjunath, Satvic C., Nanjappa, Manjunath C.
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Sprache:eng
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alcohol septal ablation
hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
myocardial contrast echocardiography
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Zusammenfassung:Alcohol septal ablation (ASA) is an effective treatment for symptomatic hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). Although routine use of myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) in guiding ASA has been recommended by guidelines, it has not come into common clinical practice. Here, we present three cases of HOCM where MCE helped in decision-making.
ISSN:2543-1463
2543-1471
DOI:10.4103/jiae.jiae_18_22