Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with left ventricular apical diverticulum.
In summary, 3 patients with HC and LV apical diverticula of various sizes are described. All 3 had morphologic evidence of severe midventricular obstruction, including 2 with documentation of greatly elevated LV systolic pressure and marked LV outflow pressure gradients.
Maron
B J
BJ
Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Hauser
R G
RG
Roberts
W C
WC
D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000209:etiology