Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy with Apical Aneurysm and Thrombus Diagnosed by Contrast Echocardiography / 영남의대학술지

ABSTRACT

Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is rare disease and a variant of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with prevalence of 1 in 500 in the general population. Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with apical aneurysm and intramural thrombus is extremely rare. We report a case of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy progressing to left ventricular apical aneurysm with intramural thrombus diagnosed by contrast echocardiography.