Multimodality imaging of the ace of spades.
A 53-year-old man was admitted to our institute with chest pain and palpitation. Using contrast echocardiography, left ventriculography and cardiac MRI, a subsequent diagnosis of mid-ventricular hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy with an apical aneurysm was made. The current case highlights the benefits of multimodality imaging in not only achieving a diagnosis but also in comprehending the pathophysiological origins of this unusual phenomenon.
Sussex Cardiac Centre, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, Brighton, UK. dr.r.rajani@gmail.com
Ronak
R
Rajani
Kalpa
K
De Silva
Roberta
R
Brum
Jane
J
Hancock
D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged