Resection of Anomalous Papillary Muscle in OHCM   ARTICLE       Surgery for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy       VIDEO       Demonstration and resection of anomalous papillary muscle inserting directly into the middle of the anterior valve leaflet, by Dr. Daniel Swistel.              Pre-operative echo video (File >2 MB).        Exposure of anomalous connection between the papillary muscle and the mitral valve.        Investigation of anomalous muscle band showing its origin from papillary muscle head.        Resection of anomalous papillary muscle band.        Post-resection, leaflet margin has residual direct connections of papillary muscles inserting into the leaflet margin without thin chordae.  These were left.          (Click here to download free WindowsMedia Player.)

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