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Letter to the Editor| Volume 380, P28, June 01, 2023

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Myectomy or myomectomy, that is the question

      We read with interest the short communication published in the International Journal of Cardiology by Constantin-Cristian Topriceanu et al. that investigates the role of disopyramide in the treatment of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy [
      • Topriceanu C.-C.
      • Field E.
      • Boleti O.
      • Cervi E.
      • Kaski J.P.
      • Norrish G.
      Disopyramide is a safe and effective treatment for children with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
      ]. However, we noted an error in the spelling of the term “myectomy”. We believe it is important to address this error as it could potentially lead to confusion among readers.

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