Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy surgery

Editors-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [mailto:mgibson@perfuse.org], Cafer Zorkun, M.D. [mailto:zorkun@perfuse.org], Caitlin J. Harrigan [mailto:charrigan@perfuse.org], Martin S. Maron, M.D., and Barry J. Maron, M.D.

Cardiac transplantation
Cardiac transplantation can be performed in patients with HOCM and has been associated with better post-operative survival than those patients transplanted for ischemic cardiomyopathy.

In cases that are refractory to all other forms of treatment, cardiac transplantation is an option.