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Abstract

Septal reduction techniques can reduce morbidity and mortality in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who was a poor candidate for surgical myectomy and alcohol septal ablation, endocardial radiofrequency ablation of septal hypertrophy provided durable reduction in left ventricular outflow tract gradients and symptomatic improvement. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

Keywords

• hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• left ventricular outflow tract obstruction
• radiofrequency ablation