An uncommon variant of an uncommon disease: A Caucasian adolescent with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy diagnosed with myocardial perfusion imaging
Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (ApHCM) is a subtype of HCM. This variant is more common in the Asian population when compared to North American patients. Patients may present with arrhythmias, heart failure, myocardial infarction, chest discomfort, fatigue, and presyncope or syncope. Initial eva...
Main Authors: | Rami Kassem Zein, Zaid Al-Faham, Jason A Mouabbi, Edouard R Daher |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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Series: | World Journal of Nuclear Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.wjnm.org/article.asp?issn=1450-1147;year=2017;volume=16;issue=3;spage=251;epage=254;aulast=Zein |
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