Research Article

Characteristics and Surgical Results of Patients with Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy without Intrinsic Mitral Valve Diseases Undergoing Mitral Subvalvular Procedures during Myectomy

Table 3

Perioperative outcomes.

VariablesCombined group (n = 50)Alone group (n = 131)

Intraoperative
 Immediate repeat surgery3 (6.0%)7 (5.3%)>0.999
  Inadequate septal myectomy14
  Left ventricular free wall rupture12
  Aortic valve perforation10
  Septal perforation01
TEE data
 Maximum gradients (mmHg)8.1 ± 5.211.9 ± 7.0<0.001
 Septal thickness (mm)13.7 ± 1.714.3 ± 2.60.132
 SAM017 (13.0%)0.007
 MR1.0 (0-1.0)1.0 (1.0–1.0)0.086

Postoperative
 Surgical death01 (0.8%)0.536
 Complete atrioventricular block2 (4.0%)4 (3.1%)0.669
  Previous right bundle branch block12
 New-onset atrial fibrillation2 (4.0%)3 (1.7%)0.617
 Complete left bundle branch block22 (44.0%)53 (40.5%)0.665
 Cerebrovascular adverse events1 (2.0%)2 (1.5%)>0.999
 Prolonged ventilation (>72h)1 (2.0%)3 (1.7%)>0.999
 Postoperative hospital stay (d)6 (5-6)6 (5-6)0.412

Values are expressed as n (percent), mean ± standard deviation or median and interquartile range. TEE, transesophageal echocardiography.