Inconspicuous yet sinister cause of angina in a young male
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A 41-year-old male was rushed into Emergency care by paramedics for acute onset classical angina after a gym workout. He experienced ongoing chest pain and his presenting ECG was grossly abnormal showing Giant T inversions (Dagger T’s) with down-sloping ST segments.
Urgent angiogram performed was normal and bedside ECHO showed gross LVH but preserved EF. Apical views were not clear.
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41-year-old male was rushed into Emergency care by paramedics for acute onset classical angina after a gym workout.
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Authors
- Harefield Hospital, Uxbridge, UNITED KINGDOM
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apical hcm, contrast echo showing spade deformity