title: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with late enhancement of the non-hypertrophied left ventricular segments.
abstract: A 56-year-old asymptomatic man was referred for further evaluation because he displayed a rapid T-wave change on the ECG, from positive T waves to giant negative T waves in the anterolateral precordial leads, within 2 years. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed mild left ventricular apical hypertrophy without obstruction. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging showed apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with focal hyperenhancement of the non-hypertrophic basal lateral segment of the left ventricle and absence of hyperenhancement of the hypertrophied apical segments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University, Greece. efthymos@med.auth.gr
authors.forename: Georgios K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Efthimiadis
authors.forename: Georgios P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Spanos
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giannakoulas
authors.forename: Amalia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boufidou
authors.forename: Despina G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Parcharidou
authors.forename: Haralambos
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karvounis
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Styliadis
authors.forename: Georgios E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Parcharidis
mesh_terms: D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography