Surgical myectomy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the 21st century, the evolution of the rpr repair: resection, plication, and release
Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases , 06/21/2012
Swistel DG et al. – A systematic strategy for the evaluation of obstruction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and the various surgical options are summarized in a procedure termed RPR for resection (extended myectomy), plication (mitral valve shortening), and release (papillary muscle manipulation).



