Articles of Interest
The debate over treatments for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with obstruction has played out in scientific sessions and the medical literature for the past 10 years. While the ACC Consensus Document on the Management of HCM clearly noted that surgical myectomy remained the “Gold Standard” treatment for symptomatic patients great attention was given to alcohol septal ablation as a non-surgical therapy elsewhere in the literature. This analysis offers interesting insight to the data. ...
There are a number of articles of interest on the topic of AED utilization. All articles on AED's in the HCMA library are located at the lower right portion of your screen. ...
The Case for Surgery in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Barry J. Maron, MD, FACC, Joseph A. Dearani, MD, Steve R. Ommen, MD, FACC, Martin S. Maron, MD, Hartzell V. Schaff, MD, FACC
The complete article is downloadable at the lower right hand of your screen....
The American Heart Association has published its finding on the use of "hands only" CPR. The article attached at the lower right hand side of your screen is the PDF of the document. ...
In 2007 the AHA updated there recommendations regarding preparticipation screenings for athletes. Download the article at the lower right hand corner of your screen.
The HCMA database was used to access if men and women arrive at diagnoisis in the same manner. The data indicated that while woman report symptoms earlier then males they are diagnosed appropriately with HCM long after their male counterparts. ...
The first patient diagnosed with HCM in 1959, 50 years ago this year, is alive and well today. This article is a must read for patients and medical professionals alike!...
Published in 2003 this article contains the most complete information on the diagnosis and management of HCM currently available. ...
