[Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy--clinical and diagnostic characteristics based on a case report].
Chest pain and shortness of breath are the most common symptoms of hypertrophic non obstructive cardiomyopathy (HCM). Accurate diagnosis of HCM and ruling out more common diseases such as coronary or hypertensive heart disease are important for the further course of the patient but can be difficult to perform with non invasive diagnostic tools and invasive strategies are sometimes required. We report on a 77-year old woman suffering from chest pain for many years. Cardiac catheterisation confirmed diagnosis of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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II. Internen Abteilung mit Kardiologie des A. ö. Krankenhauses der Barmherzigen Schwestern vom Hl. Kreuz, Wels. johann.auer@khwels.at
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D000368:Aged; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D002932:Cineangiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans