Hypertrophied Papillary Muscle causing Mid Cavity Left Ventricular Obstruction after Cardiac Surgery

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ABSTRACT A rare cause of mid cavity left ventricular obstruction can be a hypertrophied and/or a malformed papillary muscle. Hypertrophy of papillary muscle can be atypical presentation of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Most of these patients do not have a resting gradient, but a dynamic gradient can occur in hypovolumia or increased contractile state. We present a case of elderly patient who had a hypertrophied anterolateral papillary muscle and developed mid left ventricular obstruction after weaning the patient from cardiopulmonary bypass. How to cite this article Dutta V, Raj R, Bahl A, Thingnum SS, Puri GD. Hypertrophied Papillary Muscle causing Mid Cavity Left Ventricular Obstruction after Cardiac Surgery. J Perioper Echocardiogr 2015;3(1):32-34.