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We prospectively evaluated the temporal changes in various echo parameters after myectomy.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec xml:lang=\"en\">\n            <jats:title>Methods and Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p xml:lang=\"en\">\n              In 173 adults with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (53\u00b110\u2009years, 63% men) who underwent myectomy between March 2017 and June 2020, clinical and blinded echo assessment (before and at 12\u00b16\u2009months follow\u2010up) was performed prospectively (SPIRIT\u2010HCM [Quality of Life and Functional Capacity Following Septal Myectomy in Obstructive Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy]). Changes in echocardiographic parameters (left atrial volume index,\n              <jats:italic>E<\/jats:italic>\n              \/\n              <jats:italic>e<\/jats:italic>\n              \u2032, LV outflow tract gradients, along with average LV global longitudinal strain on apical 2\u2010, 3\u2010, and 4\u2010chamber views and regional LV strain from apical 4\u2010chamber view) were measured in 126 patients. There was significant improvement in left atrial volume index (\u22126.9\u2009mL\/m\n              <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n              [95% CI, 4\u20139.7]),\n              <jats:italic>E<\/jats:italic>\n              \/\n              <jats:italic>e<\/jats:italic>\n              \u2032 (\u22122.9 [95% CI, \u22122.7 to \u22124.1]) and peak LV outflow tract gradient (\u221294\u2009mm\u2009Hg [95% CI \u221287 to \u2212100]) from baseline to follow\u2010up (both\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              &lt;0.001). There was no improvement in basal (0.91% [95% CI, \u22120.15 to 1.97],\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              =0.09) and midseptal (\u22120.98% [95% CI, \u22121.93 to 0.02],\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              =0.05) LV strain, worsening in apical septal strain (\u22124.5% [95% CI, \u22125.9 to \u22123.0],\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              &lt;0.001) and an improvement in LV free wall strain (2.3% [95% CI, 0.67\u20133.9],\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              &lt;0.001), with no change in overall LV\u2010global longitudinal strain (0.47% [95% CI, \u22120.43 to 1.37],\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              =0.30). There was no correlation between change in LV\u2010global longitudinal strain and change in 6\u2010minute walk time (r=0.12,\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              =0.24) or Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire summary score change (r=0.02,\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              =0.85), whereas it was significantly associated with change in\n              <jats:italic>E<\/jats:italic>\n              \/\n              <jats:italic>e<\/jats:italic>\n              \u2032 (r=0.29,\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              =0.003).\n            <\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec xml:lang=\"en\">\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p xml:lang=\"en\">In patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, myectomy improved various echocardiography parameters at 1\u2010year; however, LV\u2010global longitudinal strain remained unchanged.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n   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