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Cardiac MRI and echocardiography identified a rare case of lipomatous hypertrophy of the interventricular septum in an asymptomatic 46-year-old male.
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Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interventricular septum is a rare condition that can mimic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy on echocardiography and is best diagnosed using cardiac MRI.
Cardiac MRI distinguishes lipomatous hypertrophy from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; case reports leave open prevalence and management in asymptomatic patients.
Asymmetrical left ventricular hypertrophy secondary to interventricular septum hypertrophy is usually considered a typical phenotype of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In rare cases other conditions such as tumors or lipomatous hypertrophy of the interventricular septum may have a similar presentation. We present a case of a male patient who presented for routine cardiology work up and was diagnosed of having ventricular septal hypertrophy secondary to localized lipomatous hypertrophy.
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Papadopoulos et al. (2016) conducted a case report in Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interventricular septum (n=1). Cardiac MRI and echocardiography was evaluated. Cardiac MRI and echocardiography identified a rare case of lipomatous hypertrophy of the interventricular septum in an asymptomatic 46-year-old male.
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