Isolated left ventricular apical hypoplasia: case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Isolated left ventricular apical hypoplasia (ILVAH) is a rare, probably congenital, cardiac condition recently reported in the last two decades. Although most cases are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic, some severe and fatal cases have been reported, leading to more efforts for appropriate diagnosis and treatment. We describe the first, and severe, case of this pathology in Peru and Latin America.

Case summary

A 24-year-old male with a history of long-standing alcohol and illicit drug use presented with symptoms of heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation (AF). Transthoracic echocardiography showed biventricular dysfunction along with spherical left ventricle, abnormal papillary muscles' origin from the left ventricular apex, and an elongated right ventricle w

SUBMITTER: Roman R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9945848 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature