Open AccessFour left ventricular apical abnormalities
Author(s) -
Conti C. Richard
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960290202
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , homogeneous , hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , cardiology , cardiomyopathy , citation , heart failure , combinatorics , library science , mathematics , computer science
This editorial reviews the clinical presentation, electrocardiographic manifestations, appearance of the left ventricle by imaging techniques, and the state of the coronary arteries in four left ventricular apical abnormalities (Table I). Three of these conditions, namely, noncompaction, apical hypertrophy, and left ventricle aneurysm, can be somewhat malignant. The fourth condition--tako-tsubo--is generally benign. Treatment depends on the clinical condition of the patient.