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Volume: 6 | Issue: 2 | Published: Mar 02, 2022 | Pages: 33 - 38 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1623966850

Pseudo ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in a case of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Authors: Ekene Kenneth Okonkwo , Jennie Han , Nadeem Attar

Article Info

Authors

Ekene Kenneth Okonkwo

Cardiology Department, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster, United Kingdom

ORCID

Jennie Han

Cardiology Department, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster, United Kingdom

Nadeem Attar

Cardiology Department, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster, United Kingdom.

Publication History

Received: July 15, 2021

Accepted: October 09, 2021

Published: March 02, 2022

Abstract

Background: Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (AHCM) is a relatively rare variant of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The condition is associated with numerous clinical and electrocardiogram (ECG) features, some of which are well documented in the literature. Case Presentation: We present a case of a 77-year-old female who presented with a syncopal episode. Her ECG showed lateral ST segment elevation and her cardiac biomarkers were not in keeping with a myocardial infarction. She was diagnosed with AHCM based on characteristic findings on echocardiography. The association between AHCM and lateral ST segment elevation is one that has only been described in a handful of cases in literature. Conclusion: The authors hope that in presenting this case we can add to the body of literature and remind readers to be aware of the possibility that lateral ST segment elevation may be an indicator of AHCM, especially when this electrocardiographic feature occurs in the absence of the other well-known causes of ST segment elevation.

Keywords: Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, ST segment elevation myocardial infarction, case report, green

Pubmed Style

Ekene Kenneth Okonkwo, Jennie Han, Nadeem Attar. Pseudo ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in a case of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. EJMCR. 2022; 02 (March 2022): 33-38. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1623966850

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Ekene Kenneth Okonkwo, Jennie Han, Nadeem Attar. Pseudo ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in a case of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. https://ejmcr.com/articles/1281 [Access: December 03, 2024]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1623966850

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Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Ekene Kenneth Okonkwo, Jennie Han, Nadeem Attar. Pseudo ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in a case of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. EJMCR. (2022), [cited December 03, 2024]; 02 (March 2022): 33-38. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1623966850

Harvard Style

Ekene Kenneth Okonkwo, Jennie Han, Nadeem Attar (2022) Pseudo ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in a case of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. EJMCR, 02 (March 2022): 33-38. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1623966850

Chicago Style

Ekene Kenneth Okonkwo, Jennie Han, Nadeem Attar. "Pseudo ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in a case of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy." 02 (2022), 33-38. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1623966850

MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Ekene Kenneth Okonkwo, Jennie Han, Nadeem Attar. "Pseudo ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in a case of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy." 02.March 2022 (2022), 33-38. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1623966850

APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Ekene Kenneth Okonkwo, Jennie Han, Nadeem Attar (2022) Pseudo ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in a case of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. , 02 (March 2022), 33-38. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1623966850