conclusions according to our multimodality imaging approach, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was the most probable diagnosis. case presentation we describe a 73-year-old woman referred to us for consultation because of a giant negative t wave on her electrocardiography. echocardiography revealed diffuse severe hypertrophy associated with hypertrophied anterolateral papillary muscles with a bifid he...

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A young woman with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy confirmed by echocardiography and cardiac catheterization presented with chest pain and features of a large left ventricular aneurysm. The initial diagnosis was myocardial ischemia with either an evolving or an ancient myocardial infarction. Subsequently, verapamil therapy was associated with complete resolution of the extensive left ventricular wa...

We examined whether differences in the location of myocardial hypertrophy influence the right ventricular diastolic function in patients with non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy using cineangiography. Biplane right ventriculography was performed in 34 subjects (normal = 14, asymmetric septal hypertrophy = 9, apical hypertrophy = 11) during cardiac catheterization. In patients with asymm...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common genetic disease of the heart. We report a rare case of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy mimicking an acute anterior myocardial infarction associated with sudden cardiac death. The patient presented with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction and significant elevation of cardiac enzymes. Cardiac catheterization showed some atherosclerotic c...

We present a case of a patient with a two-month history of night sweats, nausea and vomiting, fatigue and shortness of breath on exertion as well as significant weight loss. Prior to arrival at our facility he was diagnosed with apical aneurism and was offered an evaluation with cardiac catheterization but the patient decided on a second opinion and thus came to our facility. The apical aneuris...

Forty patients had a diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy confirmed by right and left heart catheterization or necropsy. The families of the patients were investigated and i5 of the 40 had a positive family history. In these 15families, 79 parents and sibs were alive, and 55 werefound to have evidence of the disease. Of the 55, 40 were male and i5female. Thefamilial incidence was 37.5 per c...

BACKGROUND Coronary artery microfistulas are a rare anomaly; their association with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is even rarer and can lead to serious cardiac complications owing to coronary steal phenomena such as angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias, syncope, and sudden death. CASE PRESENTATION A 32-year-old Indian wom...