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ArticleJACC. Case reports2025

Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Aortic Stenosis With High Surgical Risk.

Omar M Abdelfattah, Robyn Bryde, Kutaiba Nazif, Matthew W Martinez

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Omar M AbdelfattahCenter for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Sports Cardiology, Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Morristown Medical Center, Atlantic Health System, Morristown, New Jersey, USA; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.
Robyn BrydeCenter for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Sports Cardiology, Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Morristown Medical Center, Atlantic Health System, Morristown, New Jersey, USA; Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, St. Luke's Idaho Cardiology Associates, Boise, Idaho, USA.
Kutaiba NazifCenter for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Sports Cardiology, Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Morristown Medical Center, Atlantic Health System, Morristown, New Jersey, USA.
Matthew W MartinezCenter for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Sports Cardiology, Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Morristown Medical Center, Atlantic Health System, Morristown, New Jersey, USA. Electronic address: matthew.martinez@atlantichealth.org.

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Abstract

backgroundTreatment and accurate assessment of aortic valve stenosis (AS) with concomitant obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) prove challenging. CASE SUMMARY: We present a case series of 6 patients with obstructive HCM and severe AS who underwent alcohol septal ablation (ASA) and follow-up reassessment of AS severity. AS severity was downgraded in 3 of 6 cases. One patient had residual obstruction necessitating mavacamten before transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). TAVR was performed in 2 of 6 cases. DISCUSSION: Doppler assessment of AS is technically challenging in HCM. A staged intervention with ASA and/or mavacamten before TAVR requires thoughtful consideration. The literature supports the use of ASA in a staged fashion before TAVR. Limited data are published on the use of mavacamten before TAVR. TAKE-HOME MESSAGES: ASA and mavacamten are effective means to relieve obstruction in patients with concomitant severe AS. The benefit is 2-fold: 1) this approach provides more accurate Doppler assessment of AS severity; and 2) it reduces the likelihood of complications during TAVR.

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alcohol septal ablationaortic stenosishypertrophic cardiomyopathymavacamtenTAVRtranscatheter aortic valve replacement

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