title: [Ventricular tachycardia in a patient with mid-ventricular hypertrophic myocardiopathy and apical aneurysm].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Regional Universitario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: López-Mínguez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Merchán Herrera
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cimboria Ortega
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Millán Núñez
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: García-Andoain
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Alvarez Suárez-Bárcenas
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martínez de la Concha
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernández de la Concha
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alonso Ruiz
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000638:Amiodarone