Archive for December 2023
The HCMA Theme for January is Setting Your Plan For The Year
You must advocate for yourself to ensure you get the best care for your HCM. An essential first step is having a plan that includes the tests you will likely need and how often you should see your cardiologist. To make this planning more manageable, the HCMA offers Navigation Calls. Members can take advantage of…
Read MoreSeptal myectomy and alcohol septal ablation: how safe and effective?
Background A new meta-analysis (Yokohama et al. 2023) on the comparative success and safety of the two methods of septal reduction therapy – alcohol septal ablation (ASA; https://4hcm.org/alcohol-septal-ablation/) and septal myectomy (SM; https://4hcm.org/myectomy/) – was just published in European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery. Methods Yujiro Yokoyama and colleagues conducted a meta-analysis of studies that compared…
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