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Multimodality imaging of the ace of spades

2010; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 11; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2459/jcm.0b013e32832f4d75

1558-2035

Ronak Rajani, Kalpa De Silva, Roberta Brum, Jane Hancock,

Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise

A 53-year-old man was admitted to our institute with chest pain and palpitation. Using contrast echocardiography, left ventriculography and cardiac MRI, a subsequent diagnosis of mid-ventricular hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy with an apical aneurysm was made. The current case highlights the benefits of multimodality imaging in not only achieving a diagnosis but also in comprehending the pathophysiological origins of this unusual phenomenon.