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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:355-357
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Septal myectomy with loop electrosurgical electrode for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

Jen-Ping Chang, MD*a, Chiung-Lun Kao, MDa, Cheng-I Cheng, MDa, Yuan-Kai Hsieh, MDa

a Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, People's Republic of China

Accepted for publication April 18, 2003.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Chang, Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, 123 Ta-Pei Rd, Niao Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan, People's Republic of China
e-mail: c9112772{at}adm.cgmh.org.tw

Excellent results have been described for surgical relief of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Transaortic septal myectomy is technically demanding, especially when the lesion extends deep to the midcavity of left ventricle. A loop electrosurgical electrode is used to satisfactorily circumvent this problem.






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