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Published on: November 4, 2015
Case Report: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy meets left ventricular hypertrabeculation: from mixed cardiomyopathy to
Yang Li1, Yang Liu1, Xiaofei Zheng2
1Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Insights
This case report details a patient with heart failure and embolic events, diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and left ventricular non-compaction. The rare co-occurrence required updated diagnosis per European Society of Cardiology guidelines.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Genetics
- Internal Medicine
Background:
- A young male presented with worsening heart failure and recurrent embolic events.
- Previous diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and left ventricular systolic dysfunction, with irregular treatment.
- Echocardiography and cardiac MRI revealed left ventricular myocardial non-compaction combined with HCM.
Abstract:
This case report describes a young male patient admitted due to worsening of heart failure with recurrent embolic events. He had previously been diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and left ventricular systolic dysfunction at other hospitals and was treated irregularly with medications including a beta-blocker and diuretics. On this admission, echocardiography and cardiac MR examination revealed left ventricular myocardial non-compaction combined with HCM. The coexistence of left ventricular hypertrophy and hypertrabeculation is rare, and the diagnosis has been updated according to the newly issued European Society of Cardiology guidelines. The present report describes the clinical features, therapy, and outcome of this disease.
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