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Septal myectomy for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy in Friedreich’s ataxia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2015

Heather N. Anderson ,
Harold M. Burkhart  and
Jonathan N. Johnson
Heather N. Anderson
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
Harold M. Burkhart
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
Jonathan N. Johnson*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
*
Correspondence to: Dr J. N. Johnson, MD, FACC, FASE, FAAP, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Mayo Clinic, Gonda 6-138SW, First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, United States of America. Tel: 507 266 0676; Fax: 507 284 3968; E-mail: johnson.jonathan@mayo.edu
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Abstract

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy associated with Friedreich’s ataxia is progressive, and there are few, if any, effective treatments available at present. This case report describes a Friedreich’s ataxia patient who had a septal myectomy for the management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with improved symptoms over a 7-year period. This suggests that septal myectomy may be a viable option to relieve symptoms and interrupt progression of heart disease in appropriately selected Friedreich’s ataxia patients.

Keywords

Friedreich’s ataxiahypertrophic cardiomyopathyseptal myectomy

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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , January 2016 , pp. 175 - 178
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© Cambridge University Press 2015 

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