J Korean Soc Echocardiogr. 1996 Dec;4(2):197-201. Korean. Published online December 31, 1996. https://doi.org/10.4250/jkse.1996.4.2.197 | |
Copyright © 1996 Korean Society of Echocardiography |
Kook Jin Chun, Taek Jong Hong and Yung Woo Shin | |
Depertment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea. | |
Abstract
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An unusual form of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy localized to the left ventricular apex is called apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In the classic form is characterized by giant T wave inversion in electrocardiogram and an angiographic silhouette showing enddiastolic deformation of the left ventricular cavity resembling a "spade". Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy appears functionally similar to other forms of nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The diagnosis of apical hypertrophic cardiomypathy is made chiefly from the 12 lead electrocardiogram, two-dimensional echocardiography, left ventriculogram and magnetic resonance imaging. The prognosis appears relatively favorable course. We report a case of regressed apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy which was diagnosed by two-dimensional echocardiography and 12 lead electrocardiogram, with related literatures. |
Keywords: Regressed apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |