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Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Combined with Bilateral Renal Artery Stenosis in Leriche Syndrome: A Rare Coexistence

Authors :
Leyla Karaca
Ednan Bayram
Hasan Kocatürk
Mehmet Cengiz Çolak
Source :
The Heart Surgery Forum. 11:E361-E364
Publication Year :
2008
Publisher :
Carden Jennings Publishing Co., 2008.

Abstract

We describe the case of a 60-year-old male hypertensive patient who was admitted to our department with intermittent claudication. An echocardiography evaluation detected apical hypertrophy without an intracavity pressure gradient. Transthoracic echocardiography has been the first-line imaging method for patients with suspected hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), but the method's shortcomings in evaluating the apex are well known. Thus, images from the patient's magnetic resonance imaging and angiography examinations confirmed the classic features of apical HCM. In addition, a 3-dimensional computed tomography evaluation disclosed Leriche syndrome concurrent with severe bilateral stenosis of the renal arteries. Apical HCM combined with severe renal artery stenosis is very rare and has not previously been reported with Leriche syndrome.

Details

ISSN :
15226662 and 10983511
Volume :
11
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The Heart Surgery Forum
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....f0678dc70ecfa64d1119eb4f42e6e988
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1532/hsf98.20081093