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Transcatheter alcohol ablation of the septum in a patient of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

✍ Scribed by Bhargava, Balram ;Agarwal, Rajiv ;Kaul, Upendra ;Manchanda, Subhash C. ;Wasir, Harbans S.


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1997
Tongue
English
Weight
58 KB
Volume
41
Category
Article
ISSN
0098-6569

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✦ Synopsis


We performed transcatheter alcohol ablation of the septum in a case of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. The patient showed marked reduction in LVOT gradient; however, he developed complete atrioventricular (AV) dissociation following the procedure, requiring AV sequential pacing. This important complication of this novel technique is highlighted.


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