Coil embolisation of a septal artery in a patient with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.
- Author:
1
;
Charles CHAN
Author Information
1. Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Student Centre, Brownless Biomedical Library, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. yeesenchan@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Adult;
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic;
therapy;
Diagnostic Imaging;
Embolization, Therapeutic;
methods;
Heart Septum;
Humans;
Male
- From:Singapore medical journal
2013;54(8):e172-5
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Nonsurgical septal reduction by coil embolisation of the first major septal branch was successfully performed in a 34-year-old patient with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, resulting in acute reduction of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and symptomatic improvement. Follow-up at 18 months showed sustained clinical and echocardiographic benefits from the procedure. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case reported in Singapore.
