Invasive Strategies: Percutaneous and Surgical
Presenters: Dr. Miguel Leal, Dr. Carey Kimmelstiel, Dr. Hartzell Schaff, Adam Elliott
Summary: Surgical and interventional options such as surgical myectomy or alcohol septal ablation may help those with obstructive HCM to reduce or remove the obstruction. Patient Adam Elliot talks with Drs. Leal, Kimmelstiel, and Schaff as they clarify the state of the art available therapies, techniques, and explain which patients are more likely to benefit from them throughout their journey.
Miguel Leal, MD, FACC, FHRS
Director, Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia Service
Director, Cardiovascular Medicine & Electrophysiology Fellowship Programs
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Carey Kimmelstiel, MD
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Interventional Cardiology
Tufts Medical Center
Professor of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA
Hartzell Schaff, MD
Cardiovascular Surgeon
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota
Adam Elliott
Patient Representative