Alcohol Septal Ablation For patients who have Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Alcohol Septal Ablation can be performed to decrease your symptoms and improve the quality of your life. During a heart catheterization, your doctor will insert wires and balloons to locate the septal artery which supplies the enlarged area of the heart muscle. Once the artery is located, a small amount of absolute alcohol is infused through the balloon to the artery. Patients sometimes have some chest pain after the alcohol is given. Patients will be given intravenous (IV) medication to help relieve any pain. The procedure takes about 1 ½ hours and patients stay in the hospital for several days of monitoring. Patients usually breathe easier and have less chest pain following this procedure. In addition, many have more energy and notice a loss of swelling (edema) in their legs.
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