Abnormally Thickened Papillary Muscle Resulting in Dynamic Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction: An Unusual Presentation of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105.e5-105.e6

  Austin, Bethany A ^a   Kwon, Deborah H ^a   Smedira, Nicholas G ^a   Thamilarasan, Maran ^a   Lever, Harry M ^a   Desai, Milind Y ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIZZINESS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FATIGUE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART MURMUR; HEART PALPITATION; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESYNCOPE; THORAX PAIN; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 58149098484     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2008.10.022     Document Type: Article

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