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Mid-Ventricular Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy

Mid-ventricular hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy is a rare variant form (1%) of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. In this case, we report a patient referred for elective cardiac catheterization due to angina and dyspnea on moderate exertion, with no significant coronary obstruction, and left ventriculography indicating the presence of mid-ventricular hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy with an intraventricular pressure gradient of 130 mmHg.

Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic; Cardiac catheterization; Ventricular outflow obstruction, left


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