title: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with left ventricular apical aneurysm in brothers.
abstract: The investigators report similar phenotypes of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with left ventricular apical aneurysm and thrombus in 2 brothers aged 8 years apart. This report highlights the genetic predisposition for this unique, high-risk phenotype, the issue of prophylactic anticoagulation, and the importance of nonstandard echocardiographic imaging views in the assessment of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center, Division of Cardiology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Chetan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shenoy
authors.forename: Martin S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Maron
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography