title: Comprehensive multidetector CT assessment of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
abstract: 16-slice multidetector CT (MDCT) cardiac findings of a middle-aged man with known apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (AHC) and recent atypical chest pain are presented. MDCT enabled comprehensive evaluation of the coronary arteries, diagnosing myocardial bridging of the left anterior descending (LAD) and first diagonal arteries. It also enabled dynamic evaluation of myocardial thickness and left ventricular global and regional function. This case illustrates the full capabilities of MDCT in the evaluation of AHC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ghersin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lessick
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Litmanovich
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Engel
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reisner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*