Rare Concurrence of Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Effusive Constrictive Pericarditis
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- 2 May 2011
- journal article
- Published by Bentham Science Publishers Ltd. in The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal
- Vol. 05 (1) , 99-102
Abstract
A 78-year-old man with a history of pulmonary tuberculosis was referred for preoperative evaluation of cardiac function. Echocardiography and cardiac cine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) indicated apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a thickened visceral pericardium, and a large pericardial effusion. Cardiac late gadolinium-enhanced MRI revealed pericardial inflammation or fibrosis. Apical HCM with concurrent effusive constrictive pericarditis was diagnosed. Further studies are required to elucidate the pathophysiology of this condition.Keywords
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