Treatment of Myocardial Hypertrophy in Israel

Professor Gadi Keren

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The cardiology department of Top Ihilov Clinic receives patients from various countries, including those from the CIS countries. The high level of medical services and the professionalism of the doctors allow for successful management of various types of heart pathologies, including myocardial hypertrophy. An important component of successful treatment is determining the underlying cause of the pathology, as this syndrome often arises against the backdrop of other heart diseases.

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Treatment methods

Diagnosis

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The high technological level of diagnostics allows for the identification of the disease that caused myocardial hypertrophy, as well as determining the most optimal options for therapy. Top Ihilov Clinic employs both conservative and surgical techniques. After treatment, the threatening symptoms disappear for the overwhelming majority of patients, and the risks of life-threatening conditions are minimized. Great attention is paid to preventing the progression of the pathology and preventing complications. The organization of the trip is carried out in a short time, and the patient is assisted in purchasing airline tickets and renting accommodation in Israel.

Treatment methods for myocardial hypertrophy in Israel

Myocardial hypertrophy is a condition characterized by an increase in the mass of the heart muscle (most often in the left ventricle). It occurs due to prolonged overload of the ventricle, which accompanies diseases such as arterial hypertension, acquired or congenital heart defects, and coronary artery disease. Sometimes myocardial hypertrophy arises against the backdrop of excessively heavy physical exertion or excess body weight. There are also risks of hereditary predisposition to the pathology. When choosing treatment methods, the factor that caused the hypertrophy of the heart muscle is taken into account.

An increase in the volume of the myocardium requires the heart to pump more blood, thereby increasing the load on the organ. If treatment is not initiated in time, hypertrophy can be life-threatening.

Treatment of myocardial hypertrophy in Israeli clinics is conducted according to new international standards, using effective and proven methods.

1. Medication therapy. Taking medications can reduce the clinical manifestations of the disease, improve the patient's quality of life, and prevent the progression of the pathology. Depending on the etiology, the patient may be prescribed diuretics, vasoconstrictors, beta-blockers, or calcium channel blockers. In most cases, medication therapy allows for significant results: the myocardium restores its structure and size.
2. Surgery. Medication treatment does not always lead to the resolution of symptoms; in cases of ineffective conservative therapy, doctors consider the option of surgery, aimed at removing excess myocardial tissue. Septal myectomy is a complex surgical intervention performed with open access and connecting the patient to a heart-lung machine. Top Ihilov Clinic employs highly professional cardiac surgeons, who have numerous successful operations of this kind. The patient can be assured that the doctor possesses the necessary skills and experience to ensure the operation achieves maximum results with minimal complications.
3. Cardiac ablation. An alternative treatment option, where pathological tissues are affected by a solution of ethyl alcohol. This method does not require open surgical intervention, making it much easier for patients to tolerate. Ethyl alcohol in high concentration has the ability to cause tissue necrosis, which is precisely the property used to destroy excess myocardial tissue. To deliver ethyl alcohol to the heart muscle, it is not necessary to dissect the chest tissues: the cardiac surgeon makes a puncture in a large vessel, into which a catheter is inserted, delivering the alcohol to the required area of the myocardium. The operation is performed under constant monitoring, with maximum precision. The procedure lasts up to 90 minutes, and general anesthesia is not used; the patient remains conscious. Usually, the patient is discharged from the hospital within four days.
4. Diet therapy. Plays an important role in the complex of therapeutic measures, as a proper approach to nutrition helps consolidate the results of therapy and prevent relapses. Depending on the underlying disease, an individual diet is developed for the patient. It may aim to reduce body weight (in cases of obesity), prevent an increase in blood cholesterol levels (in cases of coronary artery disease), and so on. Monitoring the level of physical activity is mandatory, as both insufficient and excessive loads are harmful in cases of myocardial hypertrophy.
5. MitraClip implantation. This is a new technology that can currently be considered another treatment option for myocardial hypertrophy, alongside alcohol ablation and myectomy. It is considered as a treatment option in cases where the pathology is accompanied by deformation of the mitral valve, through which blood supply to the heart tissues occurs. The device normalizes blood flow to the heart to prevent excessive blood supply. The device is installed via endovascular access: the surgeon makes a puncture in a vessel, inserts a catheter, which delivers the MitraClip to the mitral valve.

Diagnosis

For treatment to be successful, examinations must be conducted using modern techniques: Top Ihilov guarantees maximum accuracy of diagnostic results. The clinic has the necessary equipment and specialists to identify the volume of pathology and the reasons for its occurrence with 100% reliability. Since myocardial hypertrophy can remain asymptomatic for many years, doctors recommend regular preventive check-ups to detect the pathology at an early stage.

Those who come to treat myocardial hypertrophy spend no more than three days on diagnostics.

The clinic offers a second opinion service for those patients who are being treated in their home country but wish to receive a consultation from a recognized expert, a specialist with extensive experience and authority. The consultation takes place via Skype, and to order it, a request must be sent through the website.

Cost of treating myocardial hypertrophy in Israel

Advantages of contacting Top Ihilov

• Highly professional medical staff
• 100% accurate diagnostics
• Choice of modern medications and techniques
• Moderate prices.

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