Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) is a genetic disorder associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Patients with this illness are prone to sudden death, angina, syncope, and heart failure. Symptomatic patients with HOCM are usually medically treated; in the few patients with persistent symptoms, surgical myomectomy offers satisfactory control.1'1 The role of DDD pacing in effort to reduce left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) gradient is still controversial.3-4 Recently, non-surgical septal reduction therapy (NSRT) has gained popularity as an alternative to surgery, because the procedure is much simpler, safe and effective for relief of symptoms of LVOT obstruction.5 7
This paper will report a case of HOCM successfully treated with NSRT.