Open AccessSaw tooth cardiomyopathy: a case report
Author(s) -
Chenaghlou Maryam,
Kasaei Mohammad,
Taghavi Sepideh,
Amin Ahmad,
Naderi Nasim
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
esc heart failure
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.787
H-Index - 25
ISSN - 2055-5822
DOI - 10.1002/ehf2.12574
Subject(s) - ventricle , medicine , cardiomyopathy , cardiology , basal (medicine) , heart failure , magnetic resonance imaging , anatomy , radiology , insulin
Saw tooth cardiomyopathy is an unusual and rare type of left ventricular dysplasia that is characterized by multiple projections of compacted myocardium that makes the appearance of ‘saw tooth’ in noninvasive imaging. We present a young man with signs and symptoms of heart failure and reduced left ventricular function in echocardiography who showed distinctive left ventricle features of saw tooth cardiomyopathy (saw tooth appearance of myocardium in basal inferolateral and basal to mid lateral segments) in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.