Key result
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the diagnosis of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by excluding edema and documenting an increase in extracellular volume after the acute phase of Takotsubo syndrome.
Population
A 66-year-old female presenting to the ER with acute chest pain
Design
Case report
Authors
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May mask apical HCM on initial echo in acute presentations; leaves open role of serial or multimodality imaging.
Case Report (n=1)
Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can be masked by the acute apical ballooning of Takotsubo syndrome, and multimodality imaging including cardiac magnetic resonance is useful for confirming the diagnosis after recovery.
Gherbesi et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Takotsubo syndrome and Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (n=1). Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and echocardiography was evaluated. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the diagnosis of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by excluding edema and documenting an increase in extracellular volume after the acute phase of Takotsubo syndrome.
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