[HTML][HTML] Ventricular septal myectomy for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (analysis spanning 60 years of practice): AJC Expert Panel

…, S Wang, H Rastegar, A Ralph-Edwards… - The American Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Surgical myectomy remains the time-honored primary treatment for hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy patients with drug refractory limiting symptoms due to LV outflow …

Clinical and echocardiographic determinants of long-term survival after surgical myectomy in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

…, E Rozenblyum, K Fedwick, S Siu, A Ralph-Edwards… - Circulation, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Surgical myectomy has been the standard treatment for patients with drug-
refractory obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The clinical and echocardiographic …

[HTML][HTML] Incidence and impact of dysphagia in patients receiving prolonged endotracheal intubation after cardiac surgery

…, B Reichardt, EJ Hickey, A Ralph-Edwards - Canadian Journal of …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Cardiac surgery is frequently associated with prolonged endotracheal
intubation. Because oral feeding is an important component of patient recovery after high …

Myocardial fibrosis in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: accurate reflection of histopathological findings by CMR

…, J Butany, L Williams, A Ralph-Edwards… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2013 - jacc.org
Objectives: In this study we sought to explore the relationship between cardiac magnetic
resonance (CMR) with late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) and histopathological …

Low operative mortality achieved with surgical septal myectomy: role of dedicated hypertrophic cardiomyopathy centers in the management of dynamic subaortic …

…, HV Schaff, RA Nishimura, A Ralph-Edwards… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - jacc.org
Treatment of progressive heart failure, due to left ventricular (LV) outflow tract obstruction
and elevated intraventricular systolic pressures, has been a major component of …

Long-term survival in patients with resting obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: comparison of conservative versus invasive treatment

…, ED Wigle, M Linghorne, A Ralph-Edwards… - Journal of the American …, 2011 - jacc.org
Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the survival of patients with hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy (HCM) and resting left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction managed …

Permanent cardiac pacing after a cardiac operation: predicting the use of permanent pacemakers

RS Gordon, J Ivanov, G Cohen… - The Annals of thoracic …, 1998 - Elsevier
Background. The need for permanent cardiac pacing after cardiac operations is infrequent
but associated with increased morbidity and resource utilization. We identified patient risk …

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: current understanding and treatment objectives

…, JR Abraham, A Woo, A Ralph-Edwards… - Journal of clinical …, 2009 - jcp.bmj.com
The understanding of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) has changed dramatically over
the last few decades, and it is now understood to be caused by a mutation in one of several …

[HTML][HTML] Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: comparison of outcomes after myectomy or alcohol ablation adjusted by propensity score

A Ralph-Edwards, A Woo, BW McCrindle… - The Journal of thoracic …, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: In November 1998, our center began offering alcohol ablation as an alternative
to surgical myectomy for patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Patients with …

Significance of left ventricular apical–basal muscle bundle identified by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

C Gruner, RH Chan, A Crean, H Rakowski… - European Heart …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Aims Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has improved diagnostic and
management strategies in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) by expanding our …