Key result
Abnormal resting ECG reveals isolated LV apical hypoplasia in an asymptomatic patient.
Why the study?
Isolated LV apical hypoplasia is a rare congenital heart disease that is often asymptomatic in childhood but may lead to later complications.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights a rare presentation of isolated left ventricular apical hypoplasia in an asymptomatic patient identified through an abnormal ECG.
First ECG-detected case of isolated LV apical hypoplasia in asymptomatic adult; leaves open prevalence, natural history, and screening implications.
Isolated left ventricular (LV) apical hypoplasia is a rare type of congenital heart disease. It is often asymptomatic in childhood but may lead to complications later on in life. The proposed mechanism is inadequate LV dilatation during development of the primitive ventricle, resulting in a spherical LV. To our knowledge, we describe for the first time a case of isolated LV apical hypoplasia in an asymptomatic patient, diagnosed on investigation of an abnormal 12-lead resting electrocardiogram (ECG).
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Xuereb et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Isolated left ventricular apical hypoplasia (n=1). Isolated left ventricular apical hypoplasia was evaluated. Isolated left ventricular apical hypoplasia was diagnosed in an asymptomatic patient following investigation of an abnormal 12-lead resting electrocardiogram.
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