Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy masked by pericarditis
Autops. Case Rep
; 9(4): e2019113, Oct.-Dec. 2019. ilus
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in En
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| ID: biblio-1024144
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ABSTRACT
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy used to be regarded as a rare untreatable cause of sudden death in young male athletes. This report is the case of a middle-aged female patient with hereditary hypertrophic cardiomyopathy masked by superimposed pericarditis and revealed by autopsy. This case report illustrates how co-morbidity can hide a crucial diagnosis. This case report also illustrates the value of autopsy disclosing a familial disease that is increasingly recognized and dramatically more treatable than a few decades ago. Sudden death due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has become preventable, if the diagnosis is made soon enough. The lessons for patient care from this case include the importance of not missing the diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in female patients.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Familial
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Delayed Diagnosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Autops. Case Rep
Journal subject:
Anatomia
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Patologia Cl¡nica
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Patologia Legal
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States
Country of publication:
Brazil