Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Childhood: A Long-Term Follow-Up Report of Two Cases
Tóm tắt
We present two children with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (APH), both of whom remained asymptomatic for more than 15 years. The inverted T-wave on electrocardiograms and myocardial hypertrophy mostly confined to the apical region on echocardiograms showed no significant changes during follow-up. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a cavitylike portion at the apex in one case, but the diagnosis of noncompacted myocardium was unlikely because there was no blood communication with the true left ventricular cavity. The other case had typically thick and solid myocardium at the apex. The findings in these patients demonstrate that APH might present in childhood and suggest that the prognosis might be good.
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