title: Obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
abstract: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a primary disease of cardiac muscle characterized by a thickening of the left ventricular wall and often predominantly affecting the interventricular septum. This paper presents a case study of a 53-year-old female with a dynamic and obstructive form of HCM. The study includes a case presentation, clinical findings, investigations, and management. Patient findings were obtained before and after alcohol septal ablation, a novel interventional therapy. The article reviews the various forms of HCM and describes the currently available treatment modalities for obstructive HCM. Further research will be necessary to determine the comparative efficacy between past, present, and future therapies.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive MSC 1650, Room 7B-15, Bethesda, MD 20892-1650, USA. cryanm@nhlbi.nih.gov.
authors.forename: Melissa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Graham-Cryan
authors.forename: Gina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rowe
authors.forename: Londa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hathaway
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Biddle
authors.forename: Dorothy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tripodi
authors.forename: Lameh
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fananapazir
mesh_terms: D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged