Diastolic gradient in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy of the apical type

M A Ioannides; P Konis; G Georgiou; E Nicolaides

doi:10.1016/s1525-2167(03)00045-3

Diastolic gradient in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy of the apical type

Eur J Echocardiogr. 2004 Jan;5(1):79-81. doi: 10.1016/s1525-2167(03)00045-3.

Authors

M A Ioannides¹, P Konis, G Georgiou, E Nicolaides

Affiliation

¹ Cardiology Department, Larnaca General Hospital, Larnaca, Cyprus. [email protected]

PMID: 15113017
DOI: 10.1016/s1525-2167(03)00045-3

Abstract

Diastolic intracavitary gradient in the left ventricle is a common finding in patients with apical hypertrophy. We report the case of a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and midventricular obstruction. The paradoxical jet flow in this patient, during diastole, was directed towards the base away from the apex.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / complications
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / diagnosis*
Diastole / physiology
Echocardiography, Doppler*
Electrocardiography*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / complications
Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / diagnosis*