OBJECTIVE: To describe cardiac tomography findings of an apparently new, presumably congenital, left ventricular (LV) abnormality noted consistently in three patients. PATIENTS: Three patients presenting with non-specific symptoms including fatigue, shortness of breath, or chest discomfort were evaluated with cardiac tomography for cardiac structure and function. RESULTS: Findings from the three patients were very similar: a truncated and spherical LV with abnormal diastolic and systolic function, invagination of fatty material into the myocardium of the defective LV apex, origin of a complex papillary network in the anteroapical LV, and an elongated right ventricle wrapping around the deficient apex. CONCLUSIONS: Isolated LV apical hypoplasia is a unique, presumably congenital, cardiac anomaly that is an important condition to recognise.
OBJECTIVE: To describe cardiac tomography findings of an apparently new, presumably congenital, left ventricular (LV) abnormality noted consistently in three patients. PATIENTS: Three patients presenting with non-specific symptoms including fatigue, shortness of breath, or chest discomfort were evaluated with cardiac tomography for cardiac structure and function. RESULTS: Findings from the three patients were very similar: a truncated and spherical LV with abnormal diastolic and systolic function, invagination of fatty material into the myocardium of the defective LV apex, origin of a complex papillary network in the anteroapical LV, and an elongated right ventricle wrapping around the deficient apex. CONCLUSIONS: Isolated LV apical hypoplasia is a unique, presumably congenital, cardiac anomaly that is an important condition to recognise.
Authors: J Papagiannis; R Van Praagh; O Schwint; L D'Orsogna; F Qureshi; J Reynolds; C Kallfelz; J Nozar Journal: Am Heart J Date: 2001-03 Impact factor: 4.749
Authors: T Kawano; M Ishii; J Takagi; Y Maeno; G Eto; Y Sugahara; T Toshima; H Yasunaga; T Kawara; K Todo; H Kato Journal: Am Heart J Date: 2000-04 Impact factor: 4.749
Authors: R J Kim; D S Fieno; T B Parrish; K Harris; E L Chen; O Simonetti; J Bundy; J P Finn; F J Klocke; R M Judd Journal: Circulation Date: 1999-11-09 Impact factor: 29.690