Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy complicated by left ventricular apical necrosis and aneurysm in a young man: FDG-PET findings

Korean Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-31

  Park, Jong Seon ^a   Cho, Ihn Ho ^a   Shin, Dong Gu ^a   Kim, Young Jo ^a   Hong, Gu Ru ^a   Shim, Bong Sup ^a  

^a Young Nam University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLE; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; CONTRAST MEDIA; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; NECROSIS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34248550168     PISSN: 12263303     EISSN: 20056648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2007.22.1.28     Document Type: Article

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