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...
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| Main Authors: | Rami Zein, Zaid Al-Faham, Jason Mouabbi, Edouard Daher |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2017-07-01
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| Series: | World Journal of Nuclear Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/1450-1147.207285 |
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