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The main aim of this study is to assess the acute effects of a pacemaker on reducing abnormally high intracavity pressures in the hearts of patients with mid-cavity obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). During a 12-month period of double-blinded follow-up, descriptive data will be collected on patients symptomatic and physical performance during dichotomous pacemaker settings for 6-months each (active and back-up). The statistical information collected will be used to design a much larger research trial of patient benefit.
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common inherited heart disease, affecting 1 in 500 of the general population. It is characterised by abnormal thickening of the heart muscle. The various patterns of thickening of the muscle in the main pumping chamber, or left ventricle (LV), can result in obstruction to blood flow within the heart, raising the pressures in the heart and placing extra strain on the heart muscle.
The obstruction can cause patients to suffer from symptoms such as shortness of breath and chest pain, along with poor exercise tolerance, and dizzy spells. In very symptomatic patients with the commonest type of obstruction, invasive procedures performed either via an open-heart or keyhole operation can reduce the increased basal septal muscle mass at the point of obstruction. However, in around 1 in 10 HCM patients, the obstruction is deep within the LV where a ring of thick muscle blocks blood flow when it contracts. These patients provide a challenge for doctors, as this type of obstruction is much less suitable for open heart or keyhole operation.
An alternative is to use a cardiac pacemaker to alter the timing of the contraction in the ring of thick muscle such that different parts of the ring contract at different times and thereby reduce obstruction to blood flow. The investigators' early experience with this new treatment shows that carefully placing the pacemaker wires can reduce the obstruction and improve patient symptoms.
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