A Rare Mechanism for Spontaneous Closure of Muscular Ventricular Septal Defect in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Martin R. Grübler, MD; Alessia Azzu, MD; Raad Mohiaddin, MD, PhD

JACC: Case Reports (Jun 2023)

A Rare Mechanism for Spontaneous Closure of Muscular Ventricular Septal Defect in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Martin R. Grübler, MD,
Alessia Azzu, MD,
Raad Mohiaddin, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Martin R. Grübler, MD: CMR Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital and Harefield Hospitals, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; Regional Hospital Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria; Address for correspondence: Dr Martin R. Grübler, CMR Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, National Heart & Lung Institute, Sydney Street, Chelsea, London SW3 6NP, United Kingdom.
Alessia Azzu, MD: CMR Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital and Harefield Hospitals, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
Raad Mohiaddin, MD, PhD: CMR Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital and Harefield Hospitals, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16
p. 101871

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In the context of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a rare finding. We present the case of a large spontaneously closed muscular VSD in a patient with HCM. We describe the role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in the assessment of a VSD and its differential diagnosis in HCM. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
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