Returning hypertrophy after surgery in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy caused by a myosin-binding protein C mutation
Authors
- Z. Kabaeva
- A. Perrot
- B. Pilz
- J. Schulz-Menger
- F.W. Mohr
- R. Dietz
- K.J. Osterziel
Journal
- International Journal of Cardiology
Citation
- Int J Cardiol 100: 343-345
Abstract
We report a 13-year follow-up of a patient who underwent both myectomy and septal ablation due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy caused by a cardiac myosin-binding protein C gene mutation. After myectomy the patient again developed significant septal hypertrophy at the operated septal area with a need for a second interventional therapy. This exceptional case underscores the remarkable ability of the heart muscle to show a continuous hypertrophic process over many years.