Nico Kusuma
Faculty of Medicine Universitas Katolik Atmajaya, Jakarta.

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Comparison of Roles between Alcohol Ablation and Surgical Myectomy in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Nico Kusuma; Raymond Pranata; Rachel Vania; Bambang Budi Siswanto
Jurnal Kardiologi Indonesia Vol. 38, No. 2 April-June 2017
Publisher : The Indonesian Heart Association

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30701/ijc.v38i2.733

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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic myocardial disease that may extend to leftventricular outflow tract obstruction. Alcohol septal ablation (ASA) is preferred for itsnon-surgical, agreed as the safest way for advanced aged, or those with high risk for surgicalprocedure or comorbidities. On the other hand, surgical myectomy (SM) remainsas gold standard, established to be the most consistent to achieve optimal hemodynamicand spare longevity, regardless selective use. This article reviews the advantages anddisadvantages between SM and ASA ablation from its outcome, mortality, pre- and postprocedural,and patient’s profile selection.