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Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:536-540
© 1994 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Spark erosion myectomy in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

Lex P.W.M. Maat, MD*, Cornelis J. Slager, MSc, Lex A. Van Herwerden, MD, Johan C.H. Schuurbiers, BSc, Robert J. Van Suylen, MD, Marcel J.M. Kofflard, MD, Folkert J. ten Cate, MD, Egbert Bos, MD

Departments of Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Research, and Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, and the Department of Pathology, Erasmus University Rotterdam and University Hospital Dijkzigt, Rotterdam The Netherland

Accepted for publication June 8, 1994.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Maat, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Thoraxcenter BD 156, University Hospital Dijkzigt, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

The design features of the cutting electrode and the electrical characteristics of a monopolar electrosurgical device were specially adapted for performing a septal myectomy in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Both the cutting behavior and electrode design were found to facilitate myectomy.




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