title: Three-Dimensional Endo-Cardiovascular Volume-Rendered Cine Computed Tomography of Isolated Left Ventricular Apical Hypoplasia: A Case Report and Literature Review.
abstract: We report multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) findings of a 34-year-old female with isolated left ventricular apical hypoplasia. The MDCT and CMR scans displayed a spherical left ventricle (LV) with extensive fatty infiltration within the myocardium at the apex, interventricular septum and inferior wall, anteroapical origin of the papillary muscle, right ventricle wrapping around the deficient LV apex, and impaired systolic function. MDCT visualized morphologic and also functional findings of this unique cardiomyopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Sejong General Hospital, Bucheon 14754, Korea.
authors.forename: Sun Hwa
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Sejong General Hospital, Bucheon 14754, Korea.
authors.forename: Yang Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Sejong General Hospital, Bucheon 14754, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun Jong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Cardiomyopathies; Congenital heart disease; Isolated left ventricular apical hypoplasia; Magnetic resonance imaging; Multidetector computed tomography; Three-dimensional rendering