This webinar will focus on surgical procedures for relief of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy including aspects of myectomy and concomitant procedures. It will discuss current evidence for surgery and provide an overview of the surgical procedures and perioperative management.

Aims

To educate about surgical treatment of Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this webinar, attendees should be able to:

• Discuss the current indications of surgery in HOCM

• Compare surgery to medical or other interventional procedures for HOCM

• Have an understanding of the surgical procedure

• Explain the perioperative management.

Panellists

Our panellists include:

• Dr. Nicholas G. Smedira - Dr Smedira, MD, MBA, is a Cardiac Surgeon within the Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, specializing in adult cardiac surgery, septal myectomy and pulmonary embolectomy. He is a Professor of Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University and holds the first Polly and W. Neal Rossborough Endowed Chair in Heart Transplantation Research.
• Mr. Vivek Srivastava (Moderator) - FRCSEd (CTh), MBA, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT; Member and Webinar Lead, Surgical Specialty Board for Cardiothoracic Surgery, RCSEd

CPD

1 Hour