Alcohol Septal Ablation
Alcohol septal ablation is a non-surgical procedure to treat hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. This is an inherited condition in which your heart muscle is abnormally thick. This procedure decreases symptoms and to reduces future complications. Our primary reason for doing and ASA will be either preemptively associated with a significant increase in predicted neo-LVOT area before TMVR and may enable safe TMVR in patients usually to prohibitive risk of LVOT obstruction or emergently in the event of LVOT obstruction during TMVR or TAVR.
In the event of an LVOT obstruction we will put the patient on ECMO. Once the patient is "stable" we may proceed with ASA.
Equipment in the event of an emergency during TMVR:
- Priority pack
- 6F EBU 3.5 Guide
- OTW balloon (MD will tell you size after coronary angiogram)
- Sion Sion wire
- 98% Alcohol will be drawn up in a medallion syringe
- MD and tech will need new gloves after handling the alcohol
DO NOT SET MEDALLION SYRINGE DOWN ON TABLE, PLACE ON DESIGNATED TOWEL AWAY FROM ALL FLUIDS AND EQUIPMENT THAT MAY GO IN THE BODY!!!
Steps for procedure:
Guide advanced, LCA angiography performed. Septal chosen by MD, reference image on screen. OTW balloon and Sion wire advanced. Balloon inflated in septal and angiography performed to ensure occlusion of septal (NO CONTRAST SHOULD GO DOWN SEPTAL DURING ANGIOGRAPHY). Wire removed and medallion syringe attached to balloon to inject alcohol. Temp pacer is used as backup for heartblock.
Equipment needed for ASA not in the setting of emergency:
- Priority pack
- micro puncture
- 6F or 7F EBU 3.5 Guide (per MD's choice)
- OTW balloon (MD will tell you size after coronary angiogram)
- Sion Sion wire
- 98% Alcohol will be drawn up in a medallion syringe
- MD and tech will need new gloves after handling the alcohol
- TAVR Temp pacer set up
- Pigtail for LV pressure measurement on standby
