Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - a case report and a review of clinical and diagnostic characteristics

Chest pain and shortness of breath are the most common symptoms of hypertro phic non obstructive cardiomyopathy (HCM). Accurate diagnosis of HCM and ru ling out more common diseases such as coronary or hypertensive heart diseas e are important for the further course of the patient but can be difficult to perform with non invasive diagnostic tools and invasive strategies are s ometimes required. We report on a 77-year old woman suffering from chest pa in for many years. Cardiac catheterisation confirmed diagnosis of apical hy pertrophic cardiomyopathy.