Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with unusual features in a Greek woman.
We present a Mediterranean female patient with abnormal electrocardiographic findings and a history of shortness of breath during excessive effort (NYHA I) in whom apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with unusual features was detected by echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging. There was a single fused apical hypertrophic papillary muscle and akinesia of the left ventricular apical segment. Abnormal left ventricular filling was also detected by Doppler echocardiography.
Kranidis
A
A
First Department of Cardiology, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Filippatos
G
G
Mavrogeni
S
S
Kostopoulos
K
K
Kappos
K
K
Kardaras
F
F
Fehske
W
W
Anthopoulos
L
L
D000328:Adult; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left