Abstract:We present the case of a 55-year old woman with an unremarkable past medical history, allergic to eggs and cinnamon and without any clinical complaints, who presented for a routine ECG prior to a dental implant procedure.
The ECG revealed signs of left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy with deep negative T waves in V2-V6 (Figure) suggesting apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Her physical exam was unremarkable and a transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) was ordered. The TTE revealed normal LV dimensio… Show more
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