Septal myectomy with loop electrosurgical electrode for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.
Excellent results have been described for surgical relief of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Transaortic septal myectomy is technically demanding, especially when the lesion extends deep to the midcavity of left ventricle. A loop electrosurgical electrode is used to satisfactorily circumvent this problem.
Chang
Jen-Ping
JP
Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, People's Republic of China. c9112772@adm.cgmh.org.tw
Kao
Chiung-Lun
CL
Cheng
Cheng-I
CI
Hsieh
Yuan-Kai
YK
D000368:Aged; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004566:Electrodes; D004598:Electrosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*