What is the role of apical ventriculotomy in children and young adults with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
Alex J ThompsonJoseph A DearaniJonathan N JohnsonHartzell V SchaffEric C ToweJared PalfreemanPhillip L WackelFrank CettaPublished in: Congenital heart disease (2018)
In children with HCM, transapical myectomy is an effective adjunct to a transaortic approach to abolish midventricular obstruction and it effectively increases LV stroke volume in patients with small LV cavities and nonobstructive HCM. It may be beneficial for these patients with significant symptoms and who have failed medical therapy as a treatment alternative to cardiac transplantation.