Veselka, J; Krejci, J; Tomasov, P; Durdil, V; Riedlbauchova, L; Honek, J; Honek, T; Zemanek, D. International Journal of Cardiology. 2014 Feb 1;171(2):e37–8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.11.119. Epub 2013 Dec 7. IF: 5.509
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Abstract
Highly symptomatic patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) irresponsive to medical therapy are treated with surgical myectomy, dual-chamber pacing or alcohol septal ablation (ASA) [1]. Based on single-center studies or national registries it seems that both short- and long-term outcomes of ASA are acceptable [2]. The most frequent major complication associated with ASA is the mostly self-terminating complete heart block (CHB) that occurs in 20–50% of patients and requires permanent pacemaker implantation in 9–20% of all ASA patients [2,3].
http://www.internationaljournalofcardiology.com/article/S0167-5273%2813%2902163-3/abstract