Key result
A 30-year-old man with myocarditis exhibited persistent ventricular wall thickening, leading to a concurrent diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Population
A 30-year-old man presenting with continuous chest pain and persistent ventricular wall thickening
Design
Case report
Authors
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May suggest concurrent hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in myocarditis with persistent thickening; hypothesis-generating case leaves association open for prospective study.
Case Report (n=1)
Persistent ventricular wall thickening in a patient presenting with myocarditis should raise clinical suspicion for coexisting hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Wang et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Myocarditis combined with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (n=1). A 30-year-old man with myocarditis exhibited persistent ventricular wall thickening, leading to a concurrent diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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