A case of lipomatous hypertrophy of right ventricle.
Lipomatous hypertrophy is a condition that is being increasingly diagnosed with the advent of newer modalities. A middle aged lady was referred to us with recent onset dyspnea and palpitations. Echocardiography revealed diffuse thickening of the right ventricular free wall and outflow tract. Endomyocardial biopsy revealed this as a lipomatous hypertrophy involving the right ventricle. This is the first reported case of lipomatous hypertrophy involving the right ventricle.
Mullasari
Ajit S
AS
Department of Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai. icvddoctors@dishnetdsl.net
Juneja
Manjeet S
MS
Arunkumar
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N
Srinivas
C N
CN
D017667:Adipocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D001706:Biopsy; D006332:Cardiomegaly; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000473:pathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged