Alcohol septal ablation (ASA) is an effective interventional therapeutic strategy
to reduce or eliminate left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in patients with
hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). Although ASA was introduced 25 years
ago, there are still no available guidelines to follow. Therefore, most interventional
cardiologists rely on their own experience, which is often limited by a relatively
low number of performed procedures. This paper presents ten tips and tricks to safe
and effective ASA for HOCM.
Keywords
hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy - survival - tips and tricks - obstruction
