The Rare Case of Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy with Intraventricular Obstruction in a Child

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is characterized by primary hypertrophy of myocardium without another cause such as arterial hypertension. We present a rare case of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in 7-year-old girl with minimal nonspecific clinical manifestation (headache after loading). At planned examination typically ECG changes - pronounced repolarization changes and deep (about 10 mm) inverted T waves in precordial leads - were discovered. Transthoracic echocardiography detected local symmetric hypertrophy of left ventricular apex with reduced contractility of this area and intraventricular obstruction with pressure gradient between apical and middle parts of left ventricle 30 mm Hg. This findings were confirmed by ventriculograhy and myocardial scintigraphy. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging determined marked fibrotic transformation of left ventricular apex. The features of this case are: the young age of the patient and combination of apical hypertrophy with intraventricular obstruction.

верхушечная гипертрофическая кардиомиопатия, внутрижелудочковая обструкция, эхокардиография, магнитно-резонансная томография, дети, apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, intraventricular obstruction, echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, children

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