Journal of Surgery and Anesthesia

Department of Cardiology, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences, Tamil Nadu, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  The Effectiveness of Septal Ablation versus Septal Myectomy on Survival for Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  Author(s): Priya Sharma*
  
  Background: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is an autosomal dominant condition affecting males and females across all ages and ethnicities. This condition results in the thickening of the heart’s myocardium, leading to reduced cardiac output, with subsequent complications including heart arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD). Currently, septal myectomy, a type of open heart surgery, continues to be the gold standard treatment for reducing the Left Ventricular Outflow Tract (LVOT) obstruction. However, in recent years, septal ablation has emerged as a newer, less invasive procedure which aims to obliterate the obstruction via injection of alcohol into the hypertrophied septum. Objectives: The aim of this systematic literature review is to establish whether septal myectomy or septal ablation is more effective in prolonging surv.. View more»
  

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