Transient Increase in Wall Thickness of the Left Ventricular Apex after Stunned Myocardium : A Case Report

A case of transiently increased wall thickness in the left ventricular apex after stunned myocardiumdue to severe attack of vasospastic angina is described. "Ace of spades" configuration, documented by left ventriculogram and increased apical wall thickness of the left ventricle, as reveal...

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Published inInternal Medicine Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 122 - 124
Main Authors IGA, Kanji, KITAGUCHI, Katsuji, HORI, Kenjiro, MATUMURA, Tadashi, GEN, Hiromitu, TOMONAGA, Go, TAMAMURA, Toshitake
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 1992
Subjects
Angina Pectoris - complications
apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (APH)
Cardiomegaly - diagnosis
Cardiomegaly - etiology
Cardiomegaly - pathology
Coronary Disease - complications
Coronary Vasospasm - complications
Heart Ventricles - pathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
myocardial ischemia
Time Factors
transient apical wall thickening
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Summary:A case of transiently increased wall thickness in the left ventricular apex after stunned myocardiumdue to severe attack of vasospastic angina is described. "Ace of spades" configuration, documented by left ventriculogram and increased apical wall thickness of the left ventricle, as revealed by two-dimensional echocardiograms returned to normal in 2 months. This transiently increased left ventricular mass may have been due to myocardial edema, which is occasionally seen in the recovery course of active myocarditis. (Internal Medicine 31 : 122-124, 1992)
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ISSN:0918-2918
1349-7235
DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.31.122