Key result
ST-elevation and NSVT reveal HCM with an apical LV aneurysm in a 79-year-old woman.
Why the study?
Differentiating causes of ST-segment elevation and nonsustained ventricular tachycardia in older patients without chest pain remains challenging.
Population
1 79-year-old female patient with hypertension and dyslipidemia
Design
Case report
Authors
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Apical HCM with aneurysm may mimic STEMI on ECG; single case leaves open need for systematic imaging validation.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the diagnostic challenge of distinguishing apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with left ventricular aneurysm from STEMI based on ECG findings.
Andreou et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with apical left ventricular aneurysm (n=1). Electrocardiographic ST-segment elevation and nonsustained ventricular tachycardia in a 79-year-old woman led to a diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with an apical left ventricular aneurysm.
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