Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Korean Society of Echocardiography (한국심초음파학회)
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A Rare Case of Lipomatous Hypertrophy of the Interventricular Septum

  • Papadopoulos, Christodoulos E. (3rd Cardiology Department, Hippokrateio University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) ;
  • Matsiras, Sotirios (3rd Cardiology Department, Hippokrateio University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) ;
  • Vassilikos, Vassilios (3rd Cardiology Department, Hippokrateio University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
  • Received : 2015.12.17
  • Accepted : 2016.05.10
  • Published : 2016.06.27
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Abstract

Asymmetrical left ventricular hypertrophy secondary to interventricular septum hypertrophy is usually considered a typical phenotype of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In rare cases other conditions such as tumors or lipomatous hypertrophy of the interventricular septum may have a similar presentation. We present a case of a male patient who presented for routine cardiology work up and was diagnosed of having ventricular septal hypertrophy secondary to localized lipomatous hypertrophy.

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