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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soroush Seifirad, M.D.[2]Cafer Zorkun, M.D. [3]; Caitlin J. Harrigan [4]; Martin S. Maron, M.D.; Barry J. Maron, M.D.; Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S. [5]

Overview

Alcohol septal ablation, ventricular pacing, automatic implantable cardiac defibrillator placement are among interventions used to manage patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Alcohol Septal Ablation

Alcohol septal ablation is a percutaneous technique that involves injection of alcohol into the first septal perferator of the left anterior descending artery. This is a technique with results similar to the surgical septal myectomy procedure but is less invasive, since it does not involve general anaesthesia and opening of the chest wall and pericardium (which are done in a septal myomectomy). In a select population with symptoms secondary to a high outflow tract gradient, alcohol septal ablation can reduce the symptoms of HCM.[1][2][3] When performed properly, an alcohol septal ablation induces a controlled heart attack, in which the portion of the interventricular septum that involves the left ventricular outflow tract is infarcted and will contract into a scar.

History

Alcohol septal ablation was first performed in Britain at the Royal Brompton Hospital by Ulrich Sigwart in 1994. Since that time, it has quickly gained favor among physicians and patients alike due to its minimally-invasive nature, avoiding general anesthesia, lengthy recuperation and other complications associated with open-heart surgery (septal myectomy).

Technique

Alcohol septal ablation is performed in the cardiac catheterization laboratory, and should only be performed by interventional cardiologists with specific training in the procedure. As such, it is only available in a few institutions. The technique is similar to coronary angioplasty and utilizes similar equipment. Using wires and balloons to localize the septal artery feeding the diseased muscle, a small amount of absolute alcohol is infused into the artery to produce a small heart attack. Patients typically experience mild chest discomfort during the procedure, which takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. Analgesics and mild sedatives are administered as needed. Patients typically are maintained in the hospital for three to four days to monitor for any complications, including the need for a permanent pacemaker in 5-10%.

Efficacy and Procedural Success

Relief of obstruction is noted immediately in the majority of appropriately selected patients. Clinical success is defined as a 50% or more reduction in peak gradient across the outflow tract, predicting continued improvement in gradient and cardiac remodeling over the ensuing 1 to 2 years. Over 90% of patients experience a successful procedure, with improvement in the outflow tract gradient and mitral regurgitation. Patients typically report a progressive reduction in symptoms, including improved shortness of breath, lightheadedness and chest pain.

Follow-Up

Serial echocardiograms are routinely obtained to follow the cardiac remodeling over time and document reduction in the outflow tract gradient.

Procedural complications

1. Atrioventricular block

2. Complete heart block

  • Observed in 50% of patients during the procedure.[4][5][6]

3. Ventricular tachyarrhythmias

  • The risk of arrhythmias in patients with HOCM significantly increases secondary to the ventricular arrhythmogenic potential of the scar that is formed post-ablation.
Supportive trial data
  • In a single-center study that enrolled ninety-one consecutive patients (aged 54+/-15 years) with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy underwent either alcohol septal ablation or septal myectomy to evaluate the long-term outcomes of the procedure. During a follow-up period of 5.4+/-2.5 years, the study demonstrated 21% of patients experienced sudden or other cardiac death and aborted sudden cardiac death including appropriate cardioverter-defibrillator discharges for fast ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation. The 1-, 5-, and 8-year survival-free from the primary end point was: 96%, 86%, and 67%, respectively in patients treated with septal ablation versus 100%, 96%, and 96%, respectively in patients treated with septal myectomy during 6.6+/-2.7 years (log-rank, P=0.01). The annualized event rate after ablation was reported to be 4.4% per year with an approximate 5-fold increase in the estimated annual primary end point rate (4.4% versus 0.9%) when compared with myectomy patients.[17]
  • Meta-analyses of septal reduction therapies that included 19 septal ablation studies (2207 patients) and 8 surgical myectomy studies (1887 patients) was performed to compare the rates of overall mortality and sudden cardiac death after treatment. The median follow-up was shorter for ablation than for myectomy studies (51 versus 1266 patient-years; P<0.001). No significant difference was observed in the incidence of sudden cardiac death and all-cause mortality between the two groups.[24]
  • Another recent meta-analysis of 12 studies that compared the two septal reduction therapies reported similar results with no significant difference observed in the short-term and the long-term mortality between two groups. However, septal ablation was found to increase the risk of right bundle branch block (pooled odds ratio: 56.3; 95% CI: 11.6 to 273.9) along with the need for permanent pacemaker implantation post-procedure (pooled OR: 2.6; 95% CI: 1.7 to 3.9).[25]

4. Intragenic ventricular septal defect

  • Alcohol septal ablation is contraindicated in patients with a septal thickness of greater than 15mm because of the potential for creating a ventricular septal defect.

Comparison to Myectomy

  • Non-randomized data from the Netherlands suggests caution in the utilization of alcohol septal ablation, which may be inferior to surgical myectomy [17]. The outcomes (the risk of cardiac death and aborted sudden cardiac death including appropriate cardioverter-defibrillator discharges for fast ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation) in 91 consecutive alcohol septal ablation patients were compared with 40 patients who underwent septal myectomy. The 1-, 5-, and 8-year event free survival was 96%, 86%, and 67%, respectively in the alcohol septal ablation patients which was poorer than the 100%, 96%, and 96%, event free rates in the myectomy patients over 6.6±2.7 years (P=0.01). Stated differently, the alcohol septal ablation patients faced a 5-fold increase in the risk of the primary endpoint on an annual basis (4.4% versus 0.9%) even when adjustments were made in a propensity adjusted multivariable model (p=0.02). Based upon non-randomized data, myectomy may be prefferable to alcohol septal ablation.
  • The hypertrophied muscle is directly visible and resected; however, with success rate of septal ablation is dependent on the anatomy of the septal artery which is variable in approximately 20% to 25% of patients.[18][26]

It is important to note that patients who fail to respond to alcohol septal ablation may still be candidates for surgical myectomy. Likewise, patients who fail surgical myectomy may still respond to alcohol septal ablation.

2020 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart  Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines[27]

Recommendations for Invasive Treatment of Symptomatic Patients With Obstructive HCM Referenced studies that support the recommendations are summarized in the Online Data Supplement

Class I
1. 1. In patients with obstructive HCM who remain severely symptomatic despite GDMT, SRT in eligible patients,* performed at experienced centers,† is recommended for relieving LVOTO(Level of Evidence: B-NR )

2. In symptomatic patients with obstructive HCM who have associated cardiac disease requiring surgical treatment (eg, associated anomalous papillary muscle, markedly elongated anterior mitral leaflet, intrinsic mitral valve disease, multivessel CAD, valvular aortic stenosis), surgical myectomy, performed at experienced centers,† is recommended(Level of Evidence: B-NR ) 3. In adult patients with obstructive HCM who remain severely symptomatic, despite GDMT and in whom surgery is contraindicated or the risk is considered unacceptable because of serious comorbidities or advanced age, alcohol septal ablation in eligible patients,* performed at experienced centers,† is recommended(Level of Evidence: C-LD)

Class IIb
4. In patients with obstructive HCM, earlier (NYHA class II) surgical myectomy performed at comprehensive HCM centers (Table 3 and Table 4) may be reasonable in the presence of additional clinical factors, including3,11–22(Level of Evidence: B-NR ):

a.    Severe and progressive pulmonary hypertension thought to be attributable to LVOTO or associated MR

b.    Left atrial enlargement with ≥1 episodes  of symptomatic AF

c.    Poor functional capacity attributable to LVOTO as documented on treadmill exercise testing.

d.    Children and young adults with very high resting LVOT gradients (>100 mm Hg).

5. For severely symptomatic patients with obstructive HCM, SRT in eligible patients,* performed at experienced centers† (Table 3 and Table 4), may be considered as an alter-native to escalation of medical therapy after shared decision-making including risks and benefits of all treatment options(Level of Evidence: C-LD)

Recommendations for Management of Atrial Fibrillation Referenced studies that support the recommendations are summarized in the Online Data Supplement

Class IIa
5. In patients with HCM and poorly tolerated AF, a rhythm control strategy with cardioversion or antiarrhythmic drugs can be beneficial with the choice of an agent according to AF symptom severity, patient preferences, and comorbid conditions(Level of Evidence: B-NR )

6. In patients with HCM and symptomatic AF, as part of a AF rhythm control strategy, catheter ablation for AF can be effective when drug therapy is ineffective, contraindicated, or not the patient’s preference(Level of Evidence: B-NR ) 7. In patients with HCM and AF who require surgical myectomy, concomitant surgical AF ablation procedure can be beneficial for AF rhythm control.(Level of Evidence: B-NR )

Recommendations for the Management of Patients With HCM and Ventricular Arrhythmias Referenced studies that support the recommendations are summarized in the Online Data Supplement

Class I
4. In patients with HCM and pacing-capable ICDs, programming antitachycardia pacing is recommended to minimize risk of shocks.(Level of Evidence: C-LD)
Class IIa
5. In patients with HCM and recurrent symptomatic sustained monomorphic VT, or recurrent ICD shocks despite optimal device programming, and in whom anti-arrhythmic drug therapy is either inef-fective, not tolerated, or not preferred, catheter ablation can be useful for reducing arrhythmia burden(Level of Evidence: C-LD)

Recommendations for Patients With HCM and Advanced HF Referenced studies that support the recommendations are summarized in the Online Data Supplement

Class IIa
6. In patients with nonobstructive HCM and advanced HF (NYHA functional class III to class IV despite GDMT) who are candidates for heart transplantation, continuous-flow LVAD therapy is reasonable as a bridge to heart transplantation(Level of Evidence: B-NR )

7. In patients with HCM and LVEF <50%, ICD placement can be beneficial(Level of Evidence: C-LD) 8. In patients with HCM and LVEF <50%, NYHA functional class II to class IV symptoms despite guideline-directed therapy, and LBBB, CRT can be beneficial to improve symptoms(Level of Evidence: C-LD)

2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (DO NOT EDIT)[28]

Alcohol Septal Ablation (DO NOT EDIT)[28]

Class IIa
"1. Consultation with centers experienced in performing both surgical septal myectomy and alcohol septal ablation is reasonable when discussing treatment options for eligible patients with HCM with severe drug-refractory symptoms and LVOT obstruction. (Level of Evidence: C)"
"2. When surgery is contraindicated or the risk is considered unacceptable because of serious comorbidities or advanced age, alcohol septal ablation, when performed in experienced centers, can be beneficial in eligible adult patients with HCM with LVOT obstruction and severe drug-refractory symptoms (usually NYHA functional classes III or IV).[18][19][29][30][20][31][32] (Level of Evidence: B)"
Class IIb
"1. Alcohol septal ablation, when performed in experienced centers, may be considered as an alternative to surgical myectomy for eligible adult patients with HCM with severe drug-refractory symptoms and LVOT obstruction when, after a balanced and thorough discussion, the patient expresses a preference for septal ablation.[19][33][30][30][31][32] (Level of Evidence: B)"
"2. The effectiveness of alcohol septal ablation is uncertain in patients with HCM with marked (i.e., >30 mm) septal hypertrophy, and therefore the procedure is generally discouraged in such patients. (Level of Evidence: C)"
Class III (Harm)
"1. Alcohol septal ablation should not be done in patients with HCM with concomitant disease that independently warrants surgical correction (e.g., coronary artery bypass grafting for CAD, mitral valve repair for ruptured chordae) in whom surgical myectomy can be performed as part of the operation. (Level of Evidence: C)"
"2. Alcohol septal ablation should not be done in patients with HCM who are less than 21 years of age and is discouraged in adults less than 40 years of age if myectomy is a viable option. (Level of Evidence: C)"

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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ventricular pacing

The use of a pacemaker has been advocated in a subset of individuals, in order to cause asynchronous contraction of the left ventricle. Since the pacemaker activates the interventricular septum before the left ventricular free wall, the gradient across the left ventricular outflow tract may decrease. The AV interval must be shortened to do this, but not at the expense of diastolic filling. This form of treatment has been shown to provide less relief of symptoms and less of a reduction in the left ventricular outflow tract gradient when compared to surgical myectomy.[37] Dual chamber pacing does not decrease the risk of sudden cardiac death in these patients.

2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy[28] and 2012 ACC/AHA/HRS Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities (DO NOT EDIT)[38][39]

Pacing (DO NOT EDIT)[28][39]

Class I
"1. Permanent pacing is indicated for SND or AV block in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy as described in permanent pacing in sinus node dysfunction and acquired atrioventricular block in adults. (Level of Evidence: C)"
Class IIa
"1. In patients with HCM who have had a dual-chamber device implanted for non-HCM indications, it is reasonable to consider a trial of dual-chamber atrial-ventricular pacing (from the right ventricular apex) for the relief of symptoms attributable to LVOT obstruction.[40][41][42][43] (Level of Evidence: B)"
"2. Permanent pacing may be considered in medically refractory symptomatic patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and significant resting or provoked LV outflow tract obstruction. (Level of Evidence: A)"
Class IIb
"1. Permanent pacing may be considered in medically refractory symptomatic patients with obstructive HCM who are suboptimal candidates for septal reduction therapy.[40][41][42][43][44] (Level of Evidence: B)"
Class III (No Benefit)
"1. Permanent pacemaker implantation is not indicated for patients who are asymptomatic or whose symptoms are medically controlled.[44][45][46] (Level of Evidence: C)"
"2. Permanent pacemaker implantation should not be performed as a first-line therapy to relieve symptoms in medically refractory symptomatic patients with HCM and LVOT obstruction who are candidates for septal reduction.[44][45][46] (Level of Evidence: B)"
"3. Permanent pacemaker implantation is not indicated for symptomatic patients without evidence of LV outflow tract obstruction. (Level of Evidence: C)"

2007 ESC Guidelines for Cardiac Pacing and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (DO NOT EDIT)[35]

Cardiac Pacing in HCM[35]

Class III
"1. Asymptomatic patients. (Level of Evidence: C)"
"2. Symptomatic patients who do not have LVOT obstruction. (Level of Evidence: C)"
Class IIa
"1. Symptomatic bradycardia due to beta-blockade when alternative therapies are unacceptable. (Level of Evidence: C)"
Class IIb
"1. Patients with drug-refractory hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with significant resting or provoked LVOT gradient and contraindications for septal ablation or myectomy. (Level of Evidence: A)"[47][48][46]

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Automatic Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (AICD) placement

The role of AICD (automatic implantable cardiac defibrillator) placement in HCM is controversial. It offers the best potential benefit for survival and should probably be implanted in survivors of SCD and those deemed at high risk by clinical parameters. Nonetheless, the impact on prognosis is unclear because tachyarrhythmias may not always be the mechanism for syncope and sudden death. In addition, older patients may be self-selected “survivors” that stand to gain less from ICD placement. One recent retrospective study showed that at an average follow-up of 128 patients at 3.1 years, 23 percent had shocks for VT (ventricular tachycardia) and 25% had inappropriate shocks. Of those receiving the ICD prophylactically, 5% were shocked per year. This study did not evaluate the role of clinical predictors, evaluate total mortality and was a non-randomized retrospective design that does not establish the need for ICD placement in all patients with HCM or superiority to amiodarone therapy.

2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (DO NOT EDIT)[49]

Selection of Patients for ICDs (DO NOT EDIT)[49]

Class I
"1. The decision to place an ICD in patients with HCM should include the application of individual clinical judgment, as well as a thorough discussion of the strength of evidence, benefits, and risks to allow the informed patient's active participation in decision making.[50][51][52][53] (Level of Evidence: C) "
"2. ICD placement is recommended for patients with HCM with prior documented cardiac arrest, ventricular fibrillation, or hemodynamically significant VT[54][55][56][51]. (Level of Evidence: B) "
Class IIa
"1. It is reasonable to recommend an ICD for patients with HCM with:
a. Sudden death presumably caused by HCM in 1 or more first-degree relatives.[57] (Level of Evidence: C)

b. A maximum LV wall thickness greater than or equal to 30 mm.[58][59][60][61] (Level of Evidence: C)
c. One or more recent, unexplained syncopal episodes.[62] (Level of Evidence: C) ''

"2. An ICD can be useful in select patients with NSVT (particularly those <30 years of age) in the presence of other SCD risk factors or modifiers.[63][50] (Level of Evidence: C) "
"3. An ICD can be useful in select patients with HCM with an abnormal blood pressure response with exercise in the presence of other SCD risk factors or modifiers.[64][65][66] (Level of Evidence: C) "
"4. It is reasonable to recommend an ICD for high-risk children with HCM, based on unexplained syncope, massive LV hypertrophy, or family history of SCD, after taking into account the relatively high complication rate of long-term ICD implantation. (Level of Evidence: C) "
Class IIb
"1. The usefulness of an ICD is uncertain in patients with HCM with isolated bursts of NSVT when in the absence of any other SCD risk factors or modifiers[50]. (Level of Evidence: C) "
"2. The usefulness of an ICD is uncertain in patients with HCM with an abnormal blood pressure response with exercise when in the absence of any other SCD risk factors or modifiers, particularly in the presence of significant outflow obstruction.[64][65][66] (Level of Evidence: C) "
Class III (Harm)
"1. ICD placement as a routine strategy in patients with HCM without an indication of increased risk is potentially harmful. (Level of Evidence: C)"
"2. ICD placement as a strategy to permit patients with HCM to participate in competitive athletics is potentially harmful. (Level of Evidence: C)"
"3. ICD placement in patients who have an identified HCM genotype in the absence of clinical manifestations of HCM is potentially harmful. (Level of Evidence: C)"

Selection of ICD Device Type (DO NOT EDIT)[49]

Class IIa
"1. In patients with HCM who meet indications for ICD implantation, single-chamber devices are reasonable in younger patients without a need for atrial or ventricular pacing.[67][68][69][70] (Level of Evidence: B)"
"2. In patients with HCM who meet indications for ICD implantation, dual-chamber ICDs are reasonable for patients with sinus bradycardia and/or paroxysmal AF.[67] (Level of Evidence: C)"
"3. In patients with HCM who meet indications for ICD implantation, dual-chamber ICDs are reasonable for patients with elevated resting outflow gradients greater than 50 mm Hg and significant heart failure symptoms who may benefit from right ventricular pacing (most commonly, but not limited to, patients >65 years of age).[44][45][46][67] (Level of Evidence: B) "

ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death - Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (DO NOT EDIT)[71]

Class I
"1. ICD therapy should be used for treatment in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) who have sustained VT and/or VF and who are receiving chronic optimal medical therapy and who have reasonable expectation of survival with a good functional status for more than 1 y. (Level of Evidence: B) "
Class IIa
"1. ICD implantation can be effective for primary prophylaxis against SCD in patients with HCM who have one or more major risk factor for SCD and who are receiving chronic optimal medical therapy and in patients who have reasonable expectation of survival with a good functional status for more than 1 y. (Level of Evidence: C)"
"2. Amiodarone therapy can be effective for treatment in patients with HCM with a history of sustained VT and/or VF when ICD is not feasible. (Level of Evidence: C)"
Class IIb
"1. EP testing may be considered for risk assessment for SCD in patients with HCM. (Level of Evidence: C) "
"2. Amiodarone may be considered for primary prophylaxis against SCD in patients with HCM who have one or more major risk factor for SCD, if ICD implantation is not feasible. (Level of Evidence: C) "

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