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Abnormal Diastolic Flow Demonstrated by Color M Mode Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy with Mid‐Ventricular Cavity Obliteration
Author(s) -
Mixon Timothy A.,
Giebel Dan W.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.0742-2822.2004.02149.x
Subject(s) - cardiology , hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , medicine , diastole , ventricular tachycardia , myocardial infarction , cardiomyopathy , color doppler , radiology , heart failure , blood pressure , ultrasonography
We report a case of a 55‐year‐old woman who presented with ventricular tachycardia and myocardial infarction. Investigations revealed no disease of the epicardial coronary arteries, but a diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with mid‐cavitary dynamic obstruction was made. Detailed echocardiographic examination, including pulse‐wave Doppler and Color M Mode recordings revealed unusual components of diastolic dysfunction. (ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Volume 21, January 2004)