Clinical Study of Cardiac Electrophysiology Affected After Percutaneous Transluminal Septal Myocardial Ablation for...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has an estimated prevalence of approximately 1/200, driven by advancements in genetic testing and high-sensitivity cardiac imaging. This study evaluates the efficacy of percutaneous transluminal septal myocardial ablation (PTSMA) in treating hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) and its impact on cardiac electrophysiology.

A cohort of 38 patients with HOCM, admitted between June 2022 and June 2023, underwent PTSMA. Cardiac function classifications, interventricular septal thickness, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD), left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) diameter, mitral valve early diastolic velocity (E peak), mitral annular early diastolic velocity (e'), and cardiac electrophysiological parameters (Tp-Te interval and QTcd) were assessed before and 1 month postprocedure.

One month post-PTSMA, significant reductions were observed in cardiac function classification, interventricular septal thickness, and E/e' ratio (P < 0.05), alongside increases in LVEDD and LVOT diameter (P < 0.05). The Tp-Te interval and QTcd were significantly shortened (P < 0.05).

PTSMA shows potential to improve cardiac function and reduce LVOT obstruction in HOCM patients, with favorable effects on cardiac electrophysiology. However, further multi-center studies with long-term follow-up are required to validate these findings and establish its broader therapeutic role.