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- Impact Factor: 1.809**
- H-Index: 6
- ISSN: 2474-1655
- DOI: 10.25107/2474-1655
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- Dentistry and Oral Biology
- Dermatology and Cosmetology
- Pathology
- Orthopedic Sugery
- Lung Cancer
- Emergency Medicine and Critical Care
- Chronic Disease
- Pneumonia
Abstract
Citation: Ann Clin Case Rep. 2017;2(1):1370.DOI: 10.25107/2474-1655.1370
Yamaguchi′s Disease in African American Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review
Dawit Kibru Worku and Michael Gebre Yohannes Tedla
Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
Second Year Internal Medicine Resident, Mountain View Hospital, USA
*Correspondance to: Dawit Kibru Worku
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Abstract:
Introduction: Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a rare form of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy which usually involves the apex of the left ventricle and rarely involves the right ventricular apex or both. Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is very rarely treated surgically. This made our patient among the few who underwent surgical intervention due to outflow obstruction.Case
Presentation: A 45 years old African American female patient with past medical history of Hypothyroidism who presented at Mountain View Hospital with recurrent episodes of presyncope and syncope, palpitation, dyspnea and mild precordial chest pain. On physical exam, vital signs were normal, cardiac exam showed no sign of murmur or any sign of cardiac decompensation. Patient was thoroughly worked up.Conclusion: Counseling and management of patients with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy should be planned and followed.
Keywords:
Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Cardiology; Case report; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Cite the Article:
Worku DK, Tedla MGY. Yamaguchi′s Disease in African American Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2017; 2: 1370.
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