Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Evaluation of treatment by invasive and non-invasive methods

Abstract

Therefore, the rnain purpose of this study was to investigate the usefulness of an atraumatic, non-invasive method as a possible aid in the objective evaluation of the long-term results of treatment in both the 8 surviving patients after operation and the medically treated group. In order to assess the potential usefulness of the non-invasive procedure, the results of these non-invasive methods were compared with the data obtained from invasive, haernodynamic studies, performed under conditions of both rest and provocation. ... Zie: Summary