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Journal of Echocardiography
Published in: Journal of Echocardiography 4/2021

01-12-2021 | Bisoprolol | Case image in cardiovascular ultrasound

Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy with left ventricular outflow and mid obstruction with apical aneurysm: a case report

Authors: Ikuo Misumi, Koji Sato, Miwa Nagano, Yuriko Yamada, Joji Urata, Koichi Kaikita, Kenichi Tsujita

Published in: Journal of Echocardiography | Issue 4/2021

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A 91-year old woman with a fracture at the great trochanter in her left femur was brought to our hospital in an ambulance. She complained left femoral pain and chest discomfort. Her blood pressure was 158/85 mmHg and pulse rate was 77 beats per minute. Results from the blood analysis report showed dehydration by diuretic and high brain natriuretic peptide level of 1178 pg/mL. A chest radiography showed cardiothoracic ratio of 63% with mild pulmonary congestion. …
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Metadata
Title
Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy with left ventricular outflow and mid obstruction with apical aneurysm: a case report
Authors
Ikuo Misumi
Koji Sato
Miwa Nagano
Yuriko Yamada
Joji Urata
Koichi Kaikita
Kenichi Tsujita
Publication date
01-12-2021
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Published in
Journal of Echocardiography / Issue 4/2021
Print ISSN: 1349-0222
Electronic ISSN: 1880-344X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12574-020-00486-6

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