Asymptomatic Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in an Elite Competitive Athlete

Athena L. Huang, MD; James MacNamara, MD; Mark S. Link, MD; Matthew Martinez, MD; Joseph A. Dearani, MD; Bryan C. Cannon, MD; Benjamin D. Levine, MD; Michael J. Ackerman, MD, PhD

JACC: Case Reports (Jan 2023)

Asymptomatic Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in an Elite Competitive Athlete

Athena L. Huang, MD,
James MacNamara, MD,
Mark S. Link, MD,
Matthew Martinez, MD,
Joseph A. Dearani, MD,
Bryan C. Cannon, MD,
Benjamin D. Levine, MD,
Michael J. Ackerman, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Athena L. Huang, MD: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
James MacNamara, MD: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Mark S. Link, MD: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Matthew Martinez, MD: Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, New Jersey, USA
Joseph A. Dearani, MD: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Bryan C. Cannon, MD: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Benjamin D. Levine, MD: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Michael J. Ackerman, MD, PhD: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA; Address for correspondence: Dr Michael J. Ackerman, Mayo Clinic, Guggenheim Building, Room 501, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6
p. 101705

Abstract

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A 17-year-old male elite athlete presented for evaluation after an abnormal pre-competitive college screening electrocardiogram. Subsequent evaluation revealed the presence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. He remained asymptomatic throughout four years of follow-up. Through shared decision making, he continued to play competitively and is now a professional athlete. (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
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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