Key result
Novel MYBPC3 and KCNJ5 variants identified in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with apical ventricular aneurysm.
Why the study?
To describe a rare case of HCM complicated by an apical ventricular aneurysm with novel MYBPC3 and KCNJ5 variants, expanding research on genotype-phenotype relationships.
Case Report (n=1)
The identification of concurrent novel MYBPC3 and KCNJ5 variants in a patient with HCM and an apical ventricular aneurysm expands the understanding of genotype-phenotype relationships in this disease.
Rare LV aneurysm in sarcomeric HCM may support expanded surveillance; hypothesis-generating for genotype-phenotype links.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is an autosomal dominant primary myocardial disease, primarily caused by pathogenic variants in genes encoding sarcomere-associated proteins. Among these, the cardiac myosin-binding protein C (MYBPC3) gene and the MYH7 gene are the two most common causative genes in patients with HCM, accounting for approximately 70% of cases with positive genetic variants. In patients with HCM, left ventricular aneurysm has been reported in fewer than 5% of cases in the absence of coronary artery disease. Variants in the KCNJ5 gene often lead to familial hyperaldosteronism type III and long QT syndrome type 13. Here, we report a rare case of HCM complicated by an apical ventricular aneurysm, accompanied by novel mutations in MYBPC3 and KCNJ5. This rare case, featuring two novel genetic variants, will help expand research on the genotype-phenotype relationship in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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Han et al. (2026) conducted a case report in Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and apical ventricular aneurysm (n=1). MYBPC3 c.278delA and KCNJ5 c.464G > A variants was evaluated on Genetic variant identification. A novel likely pathogenic MYBPC3 c.278delA variant and a novel KCNJ5 c.464G > A variant were identified in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and an apical ventricular aneurysm.
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