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What Is A Septal Ablation With Alcohol ? What Is It Used For?

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Roswell, GA

For Medical Monday this week, one of our newer members was telling me about a procedure they had called a Septal Ablation w/alcohol.
Because I am curious, I wanted to know more figured you would too. Christopher D. Nielsen, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina, discusses hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and alcohol septal ablation. Used by permission from www.TheDoctorsChannel.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJkUqKsniY4

October 23, 2023 (edited)
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A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

Alcohol amazing. My husband had a thickened heart muscle but it was already to late for him. Thank you Caryn for posting this video. It is amazing what all that we find out through these informative videos. I am very impressed.

October 23, 2023
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

I had an alcohol septal ablation done in 2012.

October 23, 2023
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

Thank you again for all your great information. Sometimes to much knowledge can be scary 😥 my Dr always tells me Barbara don't Google it.Hes very good and explains step by step of what the next test is and why. 🤗

October 27, 2023
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

Alcohol is injectedinto the thickened area causing the cells to shrink and die. Thinning the tissue allows the blood to move through the heart more freely alleviating HCM. Less invasive then open heart surgery and patient recovers more quickly.
Robin

October 23, 2023
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

Septal ablation does not always work had this done and 9 months later had to have open heart surgery

October 23, 2023

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