Key result
Contrast-enhanced echocardiography successfully led to the correct diagnosis of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a patient with poor acoustic windows.
Why the study?
Does contrast-enhanced echocardiography improve the diagnosis of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in patients with poor acoustic windows?
Case Report (n=1)
Does contrast-enhanced echocardiography improve the diagnosis of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in patients with poor acoustic windows?
Contrast-enhanced echocardiography is a useful imaging modality for diagnosing apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy when standard echocardiographic windows are poor.
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May aid apical HCM diagnosis in poor windows; leaves open need for prospective validation.
The echocardiographic diagnosis of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can be difficult in patients with poor acoustic windows. However, contrast-enhanced echocardiography can provide better images in these patients and lead to the correct diagnosis. We present a patient with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who was diagnosed using contrast-enhanced echocardiography. The use of contrast-enhanced echocardiography for the diagnosis of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in patients with poor acoustic windows is discussed and the experience in the literature reviewed.
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Moukarbel et al. (2005) conducted a case report in Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (n=1). Contrast-enhanced echocardiography was evaluated on Diagnosis of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Contrast-enhanced echocardiography successfully led to the correct diagnosis of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a patient with poor acoustic windows.
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