title: Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: clinical and angiographic characteristics of the first Canadian series.
abstract: Originally described in Japan, 'apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy' has now been reported in many other countries. A series of eight patients who present with the classic 'spade-like' left ventricular angiographic pattern are reported; five of them also had hypertension. Thus, this angiographic pattern may not be specific for apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and may be seen in acquired heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Montreal Heart Institute, Quebec.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gosselin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pasternac
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lespérance
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bijak
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Waters
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D002170:Canada; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged