Ethanol septal ablation for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy in a very old patient.
BACKGROUND
A 90-year-old woman who had hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy presented with drug-refractory heart failure.


METHODS
She successfully underwent transcoronary ethanol septal ablation under sedation.


RESULTS
There was instantaneous improvement in left ventricular outflow tract gradient 6 months after discharge, and the symptoms of heart failure have resolved.
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Department of Cardiology, Grantham Hospital, 125 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong. Ronaldle@netvigator.com
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006346:Heart Septum; D006801:Humans
D000431:Ethanol