Improvement in Sexual Dysfunction in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Undergoing Septal Myectomy: A Prospective Study.

Background: Septal myectomy improves symptoms in the majority of patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), but there are limited prospective data on functional outcomes after operation.

Objectives: The authors investigated quality of life measures and prevalence of sexual dysfunction before and after septal myectomy for obstructive HCM.

Methods: Between January 2018 and October 2019, 436 patients underwent transaortic septal myectomy at our clinic.

Association of Cirrhosis and Other Patient and Procedural Characteristics With Postembolization Syndrome After Bland Hepatic Artery Embolization for Hepatic Malignancy.

Patients who undergo bland hepatic artery embolization (HAE) for the treatment of hepatic malignancy may undergo routine overnight postprocedure hospitalization to monitor for postembolization syndrome (PES) given the potential for ischemic injury from HAE to lead to rapid onset of PES. In our experience, PES after HAE is more frequent in patients without cirrhosis. The purpose of this study was to investigate the utility of cirrhosis and other patient and procedural characteristics in predicting the development of PES after bland HAE performed for the treatment of hepatic malignancy.