title: Controversies in cardiovascular medicine. Surgical myectomy remains the primary treatment option for severely symptomatic patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
authors.affiliation: Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, 920 E 28th St, Ste 60, Minneapolis, MN 55407, USA. hcm.maron@mhif.org
authors.forename: Barry J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Maron
mesh_terms: D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D007902:Length of Stay; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017741:Survivors; D016896:Treatment Outcome