title: Progressive T wave changes without risk factors: what is the diagnosis?
abstract: This is a patient case report of an adult onset progressive giant T wave inversion without valvular or coronary artery disease, which was confirmed to be showing apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (AHCM) by cardiac MRI. AHCM is a relatively rare form of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) accounting for only 3% of all cases of HCM. Relatively little is known regarding prognosis and optimal management of this condition compared to HCM. We present a case report of AHCM and a review of the literature available regarding this condition.
authors.affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA.
authors.forename: Prabhat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hebbar
authors.forename: Zakaria
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Matin
authors.forename: Joe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bissett
mesh_terms: D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors