Conclusion
ASA has been shown to be a safe and reliable procedure; advanced imaging
techniques and dedicated multi-disciplinary teams can be used to
carefully select patients with HOCM. Especially those who are at an
advanced age or have multiple co-morbidities may experience beneficial
results from ASA and in experienced high-volume centres are likely to
have greater outcomes. Though surgical myectomy is recommended as gold
standard treatment for drug refractory HOCM, ASA may play an increasing
role in the near future due an ageing population; both ASA and SM can
have a synergistic effect in treating those who are affected by HOCM.
Acknowledgment: None
Funding: None obtained
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