The surgical management of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy with the concomitant mitral valve abnormalities

CONCLUSIONS
The ventricular septal myotomy–myectomy can be performed successfully for the severe obstructive HOCM and MR with the low morbidity and mortality and excellent survival in the great majority of patients. But for the few patients with the intrinsic mitral valve disease, the concomitant MVP or MVR may be required, and MVR should be performed only as a priority choice for the inherent risks of prosthetic valves and anticoagulation therapy.

Source: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery - November 17, 2015 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Cui, B., Wang, S., Xu, J., Wang, W., Song, Y., Sun, H., Zheng, Z., Lv, F., Xiong, H. Tags: Adult Cardiac Source Type: research