Dowling R D, Landreneau R J, Gasior T A, Ziady G M, Armitage J M
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Ann Thorac Surg. 1993 Jun;55(6):1558-60. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(93)91110-9.
Septal myectomy with a noncontact carbon dioxide laser for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is described. This technique results in improved visualization of the septum as the laser beam is held outside the heart and the resecting laser beam can always be clearly seen. We believe this approach provides an improved method of septal myectomy in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
