title: Severe biventricular hypertrophy mimicking infiltrative cardiomyopathy in old man with pulmonary stenosis and systemic hypertension.
abstract: Hypertrophic biventricular cardiomyopathy is a rare finding and generally caused by systemic infiltrative diseases. Its association with pulmonary stenosis in same patient is even rarer. We report a case report of male patient with biventricular hypertrophy coexisting with pulmonary valve stenosis and systemic hypertension.
authors: Kartal Kosuyolu Heart and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: scaganefe@gmail.com.
authors: Süleyman Çağan
authors: SÇ
authors: Efe
authors: Kartal Kosuyolu Heart and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Gokhan
authors: G
authors: Kahveci
authors: Kartal Kosuyolu Heart and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Ruken Bengi
authors: RB
authors: Bakal
authors: Kartal Kosuyolu Heart and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Suzan Hatipoğlu
authors: SH
authors: Akpinar
authors: Kartal Kosuyolu Heart and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Tuba
authors: T
authors: Unkun
authors: Kartal Kosuyolu Heart and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Nihal
authors: N
authors: Ozdemir
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016276:Ventricular Function / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Biventricular hypertrophy; Hypertension; Pulmonary stenosis