Trans-Septal Myocardial Biopsy in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Using the Liwen Procedure: An Introduction of a Novel Technique

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_center">Value</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="2"><i>Demographics</i></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Age (years)</td><td class="align_center">49.9 ± 15.2</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Male/female</td><td class="align_center">12/5</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="2"><i>Echocardiography</i></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Maximal septal thickness (mm)</td><td class="align_center">23.7 ± 4.6</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">LVOT peak gradient (mmHg)</td><td class="align_center">134.0 ± 54.3</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Ejection fraction (%)</td><td class="align_center">58.6 ± 3.9</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>LVOT: left ventricular outflow tract. Continuous variables are presented as mean ± SD.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Baseline patient characteristics (<i>n</i> = 17).</div>

Journal of Interventional Cardiology

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Table 1: Trans-Septal Myocardial Biopsy in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Using the Liwen Procedure: An Introduction of a Novel Technique 