Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with mid-ventricular obstruction complicated with apical left ventricular aneurysm and ventricular tachycardia: A case report

Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 213-219

  Ito, Naoki ^a   Suzuki, Makoto ^a   Enjoji, Yoshihisa ^a   Nakamura, Masato ^a   Namiki, Atsushi ^a   Hase, Hiroki ^a   Sugi, Kaoru ^a   Hirai, Hironori ^a   Yamaguchi, Tetsu ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY OHASHI MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aneurysms; Cardiomyopathies, hypertrophic; Defibrillators, implantable; Echocardiography, transthoracic; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ANEURYSM; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MALE; PULSE WAVE; SINUS RHYTHM; SYNCOPE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ANEURYSM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ANEURYSM; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0036551028     PISSN: 09145087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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