We performed cardiac catheterisation in a man who had been diagnosed as having hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 7 years earlier. The repeat angiogram showed the maintenance of a "supernormal" systolic function (ejection fraction: 87%) although there was an increase of left ventricular end-diastolic volume (from 65 to 132 ml/m2). This case suggests that progressive left ventricular dilatation should not necessarily be considered a marker of the progression of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy into a hypokinetic left ventricle.
The progression of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: dilatation of the left ventricle with supernormal systolic function / Pelliccia, Francesco; Cianfrocca, C; Romeo, F.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. - ISSN 0167-5273. - STAMPA. - 26:2(1990), p. 232-4.
The progression of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: dilatation of the left ventricle with supernormal systolic function
PELLICCIA, FRANCESCO;
1990
Abstract
We performed cardiac catheterisation in a man who had been diagnosed as having hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 7 years earlier. The repeat angiogram showed the maintenance of a "supernormal" systolic function (ejection fraction: 87%) although there was an increase of left ventricular end-diastolic volume (from 65 to 132 ml/m2). This case suggests that progressive left ventricular dilatation should not necessarily be considered a marker of the progression of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy into a hypokinetic left ventricle.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.