Nuclear magnetic resonance for the assessment of the effects of alcohol septal ablation in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Zdzisława Kornacewicz-Jach; Andrzej Wojtarowicz; Hartmut Goos; J Schulz-Menger; Jarosław Goracy; Edyta Płońska; Kzysztof Przybycień

Nuclear magnetic resonance for the assessment of the effects of alcohol septal ablation in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Kardiol Pol. 2004 Nov;61(11):461-7.

[Article in English, Polish]

Authors

Zdzisława Kornacewicz-Jach¹, Andrzej Wojtarowicz, Hartmut Goos, J Schulz-Menger, Jarosław Goracy, Edyta Płońska, Kzysztof Przybycień

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Pomeranian Medical Academy, Szczecin, Poland.

PMID: 15883594

Abstract

Alcohol ablation of the interventricular septum is a well-established method of treatment in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). The extent of ablation-induced iatrogenic infarction is usually assessed by the use of echocardiography. The role of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in this setting has not yet been well established. In this report we describe five patients with HOCM who underwent alcohol septal ablation and subsequent NMR evaluation. The usefulness of NMR in these patients is discussed and comparison with echocardiographic results is presented.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Alcohols
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / therapy*
Catheter Ablation / adverse effects*
Catheter Ablation / methods
Echocardiography
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy*
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis*
Myocardial Infarction / etiology*

Substances

Alcohols