Resection of hypertrophic papillary muscles and mitral valve replacement in a patient with midventricular hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy – a new approach

Midventricular hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) is characterized by hypertrophy of the interventricular septum (IVS) and - in rare cases - of the papillary muscles (PM), which subsequently can ca...

Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery - February 22, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Julian J. Berg, Jan Eckstein, Marcus-Andr é Deutsch, Jan F. Gummert and Masatoshi Hata Tags: Case Report Source Type: research