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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy often goes undiagnosed because many patients have few symptoms and lead normal lives, highlighting the role of sports cardiology in detecting cardiac disease with potential poor prognosis.
This case highlights the late diagnosis of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in an elderly amateur athlete presenting with a hypertensive emergency and concurrent coronary artery disease.
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Late apical HCM diagnosis after acute presentation in an elderly athlete warrants clinical vigilance; case report leaves optimal screening open.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a primary muscle disorder characterized by an abnormal thickness of the left ventricular wall. It is often going undiagnosed because many patients have few symptoms and can lead normal lives. This is a case report about an apical cardiomyopathy diagnosed at a very late stage in an old amateur soccer player. He was hospitalized due to acute chest pain; neurologic disorder related to a hypertensive emergency, he underwent successful percutaneous coronary intervention, echocardiography and CMR revealed Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The development of sports cardiology has major importance in the detection of cardiac disease which may have poor prognosis. Our patient had the chance to achieve his entire career without rhythmic complications.
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