1. Myectomy and mitral repair through the left atrium in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: The preferred approach for contemporary surgical candidates? 
Herbert Gutermann, MD, Matteo Pettinari, MD, Christiaan Van Kerrebroeck, MD, PhD, Margot Vander Laenen, MD, Kim Engelen, MD, Tom Fret, MD, Robert A. Dion, MD, PhD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 147, Issue 6, Pages (June 2014)
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2. Figure 1
Intraoperative view. Arrow 1 indicates detached anterior mitral leaflet; arrow 2, septum resection started at the 12-o’clock position and extending toward the aortic valve; and arrow 3, the fully liberated anterior papillary muscle.
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3. Figure 2
Transesophageal echocardiographic images before and after surgery. Note the bulging of the patch away from the left ventricular outflow tract (between arrows).
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