Previous Looks May Be Deceiving: Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Diagnose Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Despite a Previously Normal Echocardiogram

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2017 Nov;33(11):760-762. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001305.

Abstract

We describe a case of a 17-year-old boy presenting to the emergency department following a presyncopal episode with exertion. His medical history is significant for a murmur, which was determined to be benign in nature after a normal echocardiogram at 12 years of age. His workup in the emergency department included an electrocardiogram, which was significant for left ventricular hypertrophy, and a point-of-care ultrasound, which was significant for severe concentric left ventricular hypertrophy with diastolic dysfunction consistent with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / diagnostic imaging*
  • Echocardiography / methods
  • Humans
  • Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / diagnostic imaging*
  • Male
  • Point-of-Care Systems*
  • Ultrasonography / methods*