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Stress Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Hypertrophic
Cardiomyopathy: Case Presentation and Review of the
Literature
Juan M. Vinardell1, Christos G. Mihos2, Adam Nader3, Richard Ro3, Esteban Escolar3, Orlando Santana3,*
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Department of Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida 33140
2
Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA 02114
3
Columbia University Division of Cardiology at the Mount Sinai Heart Institute, Miami Beach, Florida 33140
*Correspondence: osantana@msmc.com (Orlando Santana)
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2018, 19(2), 65–68;
https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm.2018.02.893
Published: 30 June 2018
Abstract
Stress cardiomyopathy and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are two distinct entities with different pathophysiologic causes. In the recent medical literature their concurrency has been described. During the acute phase of a stress cardiomyopathy making the diagnosis of a concomitant hypertrophic cardiomyopathy may be challenging, and has important implications in both the acute and longterm clinical management. Herein, we present a case of a stress cardiomyopathy occurring in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, along with a review of the literature.
Keywords
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Stress cardiomyopathy
Hemodynamic instability
Myocardial edema
Mitral regurgitation