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Mayo’s selected apical-myectomy research addresses a different problem from routine basal septal obstruction.","research_credit":{"name":"Yevhenii Kozlov","role":"Co-Founder of Bookimed","url":"https://us-uk.bookimed.com/ceo/kozlov/","contribution":"Research personally prepared and reviewed","assistance":"AI tools assisted source research."},"editorial_scope":"Source-based patient information; an individual treatment plan requires clinical review.","research_method":"How this guide is researched and compared Research project led by Yevhenii Kozlov . We link clinical guidance, primary studies and named hospital or offer sources beside the relevant statements. Comparisons distinguish individual operators from programme results and preserve the study population, follow-up and limitations. Prices are dated examples with their stated scope. Research and editorial preparation are separate from clinical review; no named clinician has medically reviewed this edition. Bookimed provides care coordination. Partner and reference programmes are identified from their sources; paid ordering is not used in our published-cohort comparison. Read the editorial policy .","key_takeaways":[{"label":"Distinct HCM phenotypes","text":"Mayo describes septal and selected apical myectomy pathways; apical aneurysm repair may accompany a transapical operation.","sources":["depth-mayo-hcm","depth-mayo-apical"]},{"label":"67 selected aneurysm patients","text":"The 2000–2020 centre cohort studied transapical myectomy plus aneurysm repair; estimated five-year survival was 94.5%, with median follow-up 4.9 years.","sources":["depth-mayo-apical"]},{"label":"Congenital and redo scope","text":"Dearani’s official profile includes Ebstein anomaly, paediatric and adult congenital surgery and multiple reoperations.","sources":["depth-dearani"]}],"benefits":[{"text":"His scope includes congenital reconstruction and reoperations as well as HCM, with separate programme evidence for selected apical aneurysm surgery.","sources":["depth-mayo-hcm","depth-mayo-apical","depth-dearani"]}],"limitations":[{"text":"The apical study concerns selected patients with aneurysms and is coauthored programme evidence. It does not mean that all apical or nonobstructive HCM requires surgery.","sources":["depth-mayo-hcm","depth-mayo-apical","depth-dearani"]}],"sections":[{"id":"benefit-balance","title":"Benefits and limitations","text":"Benefits and limitations Potential advantages His scope includes congenital reconstruction and reoperations as well as HCM, with separate programme evidence for selected apical aneurysm surgery. Sources: Mayo Clinic · HCM treatment options · Mayo · 67 patients with apical aneurysm repair · Mayo Clinic · Joseph Dearani Trade-offs and limits The apical study concerns selected patients with aneurysms and is coauthored programme evidence. It does not mean that all apical or nonobstructive HCM requires surgery. Sources: Mayo Clinic · HCM treatment options · Mayo · 67 patients with apical aneurysm repair · Mayo Clinic · Joseph Dearani","links":[{"label":"Mayo Clinic · HCM treatment options","url":"https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20350204"},{"label":"Mayo · 67 patients with apical aneurysm repair","url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37029070/"},{"label":"Mayo Clinic · Joseph Dearani","url":"https://www.mayoclinic.org/biographies/dearani-joseph-a-m-d/bio-20053326"},{"label":"Mayo Clinic · HCM treatment options","url":"https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20350204"},{"label":"Mayo · 67 patients with apical aneurysm repair","url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37029070/"},{"label":"Mayo Clinic · Joseph Dearani","url":"https://www.mayoclinic.org/biographies/dearani-joseph-a-m-d/bio-20053326"}]},{"id":"research","title":"Procedure-specific research","text":"Procedure-specific research 67 patients with HCM and an apical aneurysm The Mayo series covers transapical myectomy plus apical aneurysm repair between 2000 and 2020. Median follow-up was 4.9 years; reported estimated five-year survival was 94.5%. How to interpret this: This selected retrospective programme cohort is not an individual surgeon score. It does not establish that all apical or nonobstructive HCM requires surgery. Sources: Mayo · 67 patients with apical aneurysm repair","links":[{"label":"Mayo · 67 patients with apical aneurysm repair","url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37029070/"}]},{"id":"team","title":"Clinical programme","text":"Clinical programme Mayo Clinic Rochester → Rochester, Minnesota, United States Mayo Rochester’s surgical scope includes septal and selected apical myectomy, congenital valve reconstruction and repeat operations. Dearani’s practice connects HCM with Ebstein anomaly and paediatric/adult congenital surgery. 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Dearani: HCM and congenital heart surgery HCM, apical aneurysm and complex congenital reconstruction · Rochester, Minnesota, United States Research by Yevhenii Kozlov · Co-Founder of Bookimed Updated 8 October 2026 Sources linked throughout At a glance Joseph Dearani’s Mayo practice spans HCM, Ebstein anomaly, congenital surgery and complex reoperations. Mayo’s selected apical-myectomy research addresses a different problem from routine basal septal obstruction. Distinct HCM phenotypes Mayo describes septal and selected apical myectomy pathways; apical aneurysm repair may accompany a transapical operation. Sources: Mayo Clinic · HCM treatment options · Mayo · 67 patients with apical aneurysm repair 67 selected aneurysm patients The 2000–2020 centre cohort studied transapical myectomy plus aneurysm repair; estimated five-year survival was 94.5%, with median follow-up 4.9 years. Sources: Mayo · 67 patients with apical aneurysm repair Congenital and redo scope Dearani’s official profile includes Ebstein anomaly, paediatric and adult congenital surgery and multiple reoperations. Sources: Mayo Clinic · Joseph Dearani JD cardiac surgeon Joseph A. Dearani Mayo Clinic Rochester → Cardiovascular surgeon; Director of Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Surgery, Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular surgeon; Director of Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Surgery, Mayo Clinic · Rochester, Minnesota, United States. Read the clinical or research source ↗ Reported surgical experience 203 septal myectomies Programme operations · 2024-06–2025-06 Mayo Rochester adult and paediatric programme; the report uses June 2024–June 2025, not a calendar year. Mayo 2025 Cardiovascular Surgery Annual Report ↗ · source read 2026-10-08 Nearly 5,000 septal myectomies Programme operations · Cumulative; counting cutoff not stated Nearly 5,000 programme myectomies since the programme began in 1961. The approximate total is shown without assigning a numbered place. Mayo 2025 Cardiovascular Surgery Annual Report ↗ · source read 2026-10-08 About 500 Apical myectomies Programme operations · Cumulative; counting cutoff not stated Apical myectomies are part of the broader Mayo programme total, not an additional count. 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