The House of the Seven Gables once a show place in a small New England town, now presents little evidence of its former grandeur. Wind, sun, storm, and neglect left its sides, shingles, and chimney crumbling. Its gray look is mottled here and there with moss. The lattice fence surrounding it is in ruin.
Septal Myectomy. What is septal myectomy? Septal myectomy, also known as septal myotomy, is a cardiac surgery treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). HCM is a type of heart disease associated with asymmetric thickening of the heart muscle, most commonly at the septum (membrane that separates the right and left sides of the heart).
1 Myectomy. 2  This is an operation to remove a segment of thickened muscle from the wall dividing the right and left ventricle (the septum). 3  It is done as open heart surgery. 4  It is not a cure, but can help if the thick septum is causing obstruction to the flow of blood through the aortic valve.