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Results of operation for coexistent obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and coronary artery disease
I L Siegman1, B J Maron, L C Permut
1Surgery Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
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Obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients undergoing surgery for coronary artery disease showed significant functional improvement and relief of outflow tract obstruction. However, operative mortality was 18%, with ventricular septal defects a noted complication.
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Cardiology
- Cardiac Surgery
Background:
- Obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) presents a significant clinical challenge, often coexisting with coronary artery disease (CAD).
- Surgical intervention aims to alleviate left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction and improve patient outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the operative management and outcomes of patients with oHCM and hemodynamically significant CAD.
- To assess the efficacy of combined coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with left ventricular myotomy-myectomy or mitral valve replacement (MVR).
Main Methods:
- Retrospective analysis of 28 patients with oHCM and significant CAD undergoing combined surgical procedures.
- Procedures included CABG with either left ventricular myotomy-myectomy or MVR.
- Cardiac catheterization was performed pre- and post-operatively to assess LVOT gradients.
Main Results:
- 18% operative mortality (5/28 patients).
- Significant reduction in LVOT gradients: basal gradients decreased from 86 mmHg to 3 mmHg (p<0.001), and provocative gradients decreased from 93 mmHg to 24 mmHg (p<0.001).
- 19 of 20 surviving patients experienced substantial functional improvement, becoming asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic.
Conclusions:
- Combined surgical approach for oHCM with significant CAD can effectively relieve LVOT obstruction and improve functional status.
- Operative mortality remains a concern, and iatrogenic ventricular septal defects are a potential complication, particularly in patients with thin septa.
Abstract:
This study describes the operative management and outcome of 28 patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and hemodynamically significant coronary artery disease. Each patient underwent coronary artery bypass grafting and concomitant left ventricular myotomy-myectomy or mitral valve replacement. The mean age at operation was 59 years (range 42 to 74). Five patients (18%) died as a result of operation, four in the immediate postoperative period and one at 2 months postoperatively. Three patients died after the immediate postoperative period of causes unrelated to the operation. The mean follow-up period for the 20 currently surviving patients was 4.8 years (range 4 months to 10.8 years). Nineteen of these patients have experienced substantial functional improvement; all are currently asymptomatic or only mildly symptomatic. Twenty-one patients underwent cardiac catheterization before and after operation; each experienced relief of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction after operation. Twelve patients had a preoperative outflow gradient greater than or equal to 50 mm Hg (average 86 +/- 7) under basal conditions, which decreased to 3 +/- 1.8 mm Hg postoperatively (p less than 0.001). Nine patients had a severe preoperative gradient only with a provocative maneuver (average 93 +/- 6 mm Hg), which decreased to 24 +/- 8 mm Hg postoperatively (p less than 0.001). Five of the 24 patients undergoing left ventricular myotomy-myectomy incurred an iatrogenic ventricular septal defect. This operative complication occurred primarily in patients with a relatively thin ventricular septum (less than 20 mm) and contributed importantly to postoperative death in two of the patients.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)