Intra-cardiac echocardiography in alcohol septal ablation: a prospective comparative study against trans-thoracic echocardiography

[摘要] Alcohol septal ablation (ASA) in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy reduces left ventricular outflow tract gradients. A third of patients do not respond; inaccurate localisation of the iatrogenic infarct can be responsible. Transthoracic echocardiogr

[学科分类] 内科医学

[关键词] hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy;alcohol septal ablation;non-surgical septal reduction therapy