Steve R. Ommen, M.D., reviews management of symptoms in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and treatment options, including lifestyle behaviors, medical management, and more-invasive options such as myectomy or ablation. He emphasizes the importance of surgical treatment performed in centers with experience in a large volume of cases for best patient outcomes.

Dr. Ommen is the director of the Mayo Clinic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Clinic.

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