Nature

Provokable left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in a patient without hypertrophy

Background. A 61-year-old man presented with shortness of breath and chest pain on exertion. He had been diagnosed as having hiatus hernia 2 years previously and was taking proton-pump inhibitors as ...
Nature

Does LV outflow tract obstruction increase the risk of sudden death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

Approximately a quarter of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) have left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) and this has been associated with poor outcome. The association ...
TCTMD

Open SESAME? Transcatheter Myotomy Shows Promise for LVOT Obstruction

WASHINGTON, DC—A transcatheter electrosurgical procedure that mimics surgical myotomy may be an option in some patients to relieve left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction in the setting of ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Outflow Tract Obstruction

To the Editor: In the article by Maron et al. (Jan. 23 issue) 1 about the effect of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction on the clinical outcome in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the authors ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Fetal vesico–amniotic shunt for lower urinary tract outflow obstruction

We have moved interventional procedures guidance 202 to become HealthTech guidance 129. This is to better reflect the NICE HealthTech programme which combines the former NICE Diagnostics Assessment ...