Usefulness of multi-detector row computed tomography for the management of percutaneous transluminal septal myocardial ablation in patient with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

Int J Cardiol. 2008 Sep 26;129(2):e61-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.06.132. Epub 2007 Sep 21.

Abstract

Percutaneous transluminal septal myocardial ablation (PTSMA) has been a useful therapeutic option for medically refractory patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). Multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) has enabled the non-invasive detection of coronary arteries. Therefore, we describe here a patient with HOCM who was treated by PTSMA, and the usefulness of MDCT for its greater certainty and safety for the management of PTSMA.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / surgery*
  • Catheter Ablation*
  • Female
  • Heart Septum / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Septum / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Risk Factors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed* / methods