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Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Followed by Midventricular Obstruction and Apical Aneurysm: A Case Report.

Accession number;99A0473718

Title;Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Followed by Midventricular Obstruction and Apical Aneurysm: A Case Report.

Author; INOUE TAKU (Univ. of Ryukyus, Fac. of Med.) SUNAGAWA OSAHIKO (Univ. of Ryukyus, Fac. of Med.) TOUMA TAKASHI (Univ. of Ryukyus, Fac. of Med.) SHINZATO YUZURU (Univ. of Ryukyus, Fac. of Med.) FUKIYAMA KOSHIRO (Univ. of Ryukyus, Fac. of Med.)

Journal Title;J Cardiol

Journal Code:Y0264A

ISSN:0914-5087

VOL.33;NO.4;PAGE.217-222(1999)

Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.4, TBL.2, REF.22

Pub. Country;Japan

Language;Japanese

Abstract;A 72-year-old man presented with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy followed by midventricular obstruction and apical aneurysm. Doppler echocardiography revealed an abnormal blood flow from the apical aneurysm to the left ventricular outflow through the obstructive lesion during diastole. Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy showed no ischemic change in the apex. This case suggests that apical aneurysm may not be caused by ischemia, although previous reports showed ischemic degeneration or fibrosis may be a cause of an apical aneurysm. (author abst.)

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