Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: Alcohol septal ablation

European Heart Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Fifer, Michael A ^a   Sigwart, Ulrich ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alcohol septal ablation; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ABLATION THERAPY; ALCOHOL SEPTAL ABLATION; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM PACEMAKER; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC OBSTRUCTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MUSCLE RESECTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; HEART OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; NOTE;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 80051945255     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr013     Document Type: Review

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