title: Rare concurrence of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and effusive constrictive pericarditis.
abstract: A 78-year-old man with a history of pulmonary tuberculosis was referred for preoperative evaluation of cardiac function. Echocardiography and cardiac cine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) indicated apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a thickened visceral pericardium, and a large pericardial effusion. Cardiac late gadolinium-enhanced MRI revealed pericardial inflammation or fibrosis. Apical HCM with concurrent effusive constrictive pericarditis was diagnosed. Further studies are required to elucidate the pathophysiology of this condition.
authors.affiliation: First department of internal medicine, Nara medical university, Nara, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okayama
authors.forename: Tsunenari
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Soeda
authors.forename: Ayako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Seno
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Tamio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uemura
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saito