Alcohol septal ablation is a treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, performed at Cleveland Clinic since the late 1980’s. Dr. Samir Kapadia describes hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), how this treatment is used and who the best candidates are. Dr. Kapadia discussed outcomes of septal ablation vs. surgery (septal myectomy). HCM requires a team approach involving cardiologists, surgeons and genetic counselors to plan the best procedure for each individual patient.
