Contrast Echocardiography in Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Author(s) -
Harun Otieno,
Yoel Vivas,
Darren Traub,
Asha Raman,
Chandra Polam
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.105.600858
Subject(s) - medicine , hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , cardiology , emergency department , left ventricular hypertrophy , coronary artery disease , cardiomyopathy , sinus rhythm , asymptomatic , heart failure , atrial fibrillation , blood pressure , psychiatry
The patient was a 43-year-old asymptomatic Indian male referred for evaluation of an abnormal ECG obtained at a routine check-up. His cardiovascular risk factors included hyperlipidemia and a family history of premature coronary artery disease. His physical examination was unremarkable. The ECG (Figure 1) showed sinus rhythm with evidence of left ventricular hypertrophy, ST-segment elevation in the inferior …
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