Yamaguchi syndrome presenting as atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia in an African-American patient.
Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (Yamaguchi syndrome) is a rare subtype of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The syndrome is more common in Japan where it was first described. Outside Asia, it is a very rare cause of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is usually detected incidentally and has a good long-term outcome. We present a case of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in an African-American patient manifesting as atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia.
Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Nellowe
N
Candelario
Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jorge
J
Penalver
Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Mitali
M
Sen
D001741:Black or African American; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D013611:Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / Q000175:diagnosis*