Highlights the occurrence of Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, a variant typically seen in Japanese populations, in a South-Indian patient.
May support considering AHCM in South-Indian patients with apical hypertrophy; extends geographic distribution but leaves open prevalence and outcomes.
A rare form of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy predominantly involving the left ventricular apex is called as Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (AHCM). This variant, more commonly seen in Japanese populations had been detected in a middle-aged South-Indian man by 2D echocardiography.
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