Most fully informed patients choose septal ablation over septal myectomy

Circulation

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 207-216

  Fifer, Michael A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EXERCISE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART PACING; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC OBSTRUCTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; HISTOLOGY; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; INFORMED CONSENT; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; SAFETY;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; SAFETY;

EID: 34447298388     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.688135     Document Type: Article

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