Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: Comparison of outcomes after myectomy or alcohol ablation adjusted by propensity score

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 351-358

  Ralph Edwards, Anthony ^a   Woo, Anna ^b   McCrindle, Brian W ^c   Shapero, Jonathan L ^d   Schwartz, Leonard ^b   Rakowski, Harry ^b   Wigle, E Douglas ^b   Williams, William G ^a,e  

^a Cardiovascular Surgery   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOLOGY; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART MUSCLE; HEART PACING; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC OBSTRUCTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MUSCLE RESECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; SYMPTOM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THICKNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12844278568     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.08.047     Document Type: Article

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