Why we need more septal myectomy surgeons: An emerging recognition Barry J. Maron, MD, Joseph A. Dearani, MD, Martin S. Maron, MD, Steve R. Ommen, MD, Hassan Rastegar, MD, Rick A. Nishimura, MD, Daniel G. Swistel, MD, Mark V. Sherrid, MD, Anthony Ralph-Edwards, MD, Harry Rakowski, MD, Nicholas G. Smedira, MD, Ethan J. Rowin, MD, Milind Y. Desai, MD, Harry M. Lever, MD, Paolo Spirito, MD, Paolo Ferrazzi, MD, Hartzell V. Schaff, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 154, Issue 5, Pages 1681-1685 (November 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.12.038 Copyright © 2017 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Mortality after myectomy is no different from expected in the US population. From Ommen and colleages.1 The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 154, 1681-1685DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.12.038) Copyright © 2017 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Flow diagram of patient referral structure leading to surgical myectomy. HCM, Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; NYHA, New York Heart Association. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 154, 1681-1685DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.12.038) Copyright © 2017 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Mortality after myectomy is no different from expected in the US population. From Ommen et al.1 The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 154, 1681-1685DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.12.038) Copyright © 2017 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions