title: Percutaneous septal ablation for left mid-ventricular obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Mid-ventricular obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (MVOHC) is a rare type of cardiomyopathy. The diagnosis is based on the hourglass appearance on the left ventriculogram and the presence of pressure gradient between apical and basal chamber of the ventriculum on the hemodynamic assessment.
  
  
  METHODS
  The present case represents successful percutaneous treatment with septal ablation to patient with MVOHC associated with systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve and obstruction at both the mid-ventricular and outflow levels.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Alcohol septal ablation has been proposed as less invasive alternatives to surgery in patients with MVOHC.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Central Hospital, Bayrakli, Izmir, Turkey. dritengiz@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Istemihan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tengiz
authors.forename: Ertugrul
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ercan
authors.forename: Emin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alioglu
authors.forename: Ugur O
authors.initials: UO
authors.lastname: Turk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*