University, Cleveland, OH Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A …

ered for patients at risk of sudden cardiac death. When medical therapy fails or is not tolerated in patients with severe symptoms of obstructive HCM, surgery to re-duce the size of the ventricular septum can be considered. Alcohol septal ablation is an alternative. LAURA YOUNG, MD Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department ................
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