Long-term results of left ventricular myotomy and myectomy for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

A retrospective analysis of patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy treated by left ventricular myotomy and myectomy from 1972 to 1994 is reported. There were 158 patients (81 male and 77 female) with a mean age of 50.2 (±17.2) years (range 12 to 80 years). One hundred nine patients (6...

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