Long-term outcomes and risk factors for mortality of patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy undergoing septal myectomy
CONCLUSIONS: Surgical outcomes in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy are favorable in the long-term, except in patients with preoperative atrial fibrillation. Therefore, intraoperative ablation for preoperative atrial fibrillation in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy should be actively considered to improve patient outcomes.PMID:36647469 | PMC:PMC9840035 | DOI:10.21037/jtd-22-1045
Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Kitae Kim Seung-Ah Lee Hong Rae Kim Jae Suk Yoo Joon Bum Kim Suk Jung Choo Cheol Hyun Chung Jae Won Lee Sung-Ho Jung Source Type: research