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The Septal Myectomy was very effective for me at the Mayo. The pacemaker and defibrillator is for a different component of this heart disease, which is an electrical component. The myocytes in the heart Are configured differently than in a normal heart. It is called “ myocyte disarray”. It can lead irrregular and potentially lethal heart rhythms like ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation. This of course can lead to sudden-death. You may want to talk to your second cardiologist about a pacemaker and defibrillator. Good luck.