title: Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy presenting as acute coronary syndrome.
abstract: Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a rare variant of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. It is characterized by a local hypertrophy of the apical segments and displays typical electrocardiographic and imaging patterns. The clinical manifestations are variable and range from an asymptomatic course to sudden cardiac death. The most frequent symptom is chest pain and thus apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can mimic the symptoms and repolarization disturbances indicative of acute coronary syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Heart Center Lübeck, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany.
authors.forename: Amr
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdin
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Heart Center Lübeck, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany.
authors.forename: Ingo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Eitel
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Heart Center Lübeck, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany.
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: de Waha
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Heart Center Lübeck, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany holger.thiele@uksh.de.
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thiele
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000368:Aged; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male
keywords: Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; acute coronary syndrome