Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Case Report

Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a subtype of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and it is associated with distinctive morphologic and clinical features. The first cases were reported from Japan and it is rarely seen in other countries. We report a female patient presenting with atypical chest pain. The diagnosis of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was made by means of electrocardiography, 2-D echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging.