2 Cases of Elusive Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Gradient

Autor: Alexandra Vaio, Sykes, Elizabeth, Epstein, Parnia Abolhassan, Choubdar, Pam R, Taub
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: JACC: Case Reports. 4:1404-1408
ISSN: 2666-0849
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.07.023
Popis: Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) typically have septal hypertrophy and left ventricular outflow tract gradient, usually present at rest with increase under certain hemodynamic conditions. We report 2 cases of HCM in which there was subtle septal hypertrophy; the gradient was detected only postprandially, highlighting the importance of considering postprandial imaging in patients with suspected HCM. (
Databáze: OpenAIRE