[Ventricular tachycardia in a patient with mid-ventricular hypertrophic myocardiopathy and apical aneurysm].
A case is presented of a 77-year-old patient who was admitted with a pattern of sustained ventricular tachycardia and diagnosed with midventricular hypertrophic myocardiopathy with apycal aneurysm. Under treatment with amiodarone at low doses, the patient is asymptomatic with no recurrence of the arrhytmias at one year. The association of midventricular hypertrophic myocardiopathy with apycal aneurysm and of those with sustained ventricular tachycardia are reviewed in conjunction with their treatment.
López-Mínguez
J R
JR
Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Regional Universitario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz.
Merchán Herrera
A
A
Cimboria Ortega
A
A
Millán Núñez
V
V
García-Andoain
J M
JM
Alvarez Suárez-Bárcenas
J M
JM
Martínez de la Concha
L
L
Fernández de la Concha
J
J
Alonso Ruiz
F
F
D000368:Aged; D000638:Amiodarone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000188:drug therapy; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015635:Radionuclide Ventriculography; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D000638:Amiodarone