Significance of isolated papillary muscle hypertrophy: A comparison of left ventricular hypertrophy diagnosed using electrocardiography vs echocardiography.

Namiko NomuraTomoko TaniToshiko KondaKitae KimTakeshi KitaiNatsumi NomotoNaoko SuganumaHitomi NakamuraToshiaki SumidaYoko FujiiJunichi KawaiShuichiro KajiYutaka Furukawa

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2017)

Isolated papillary muscle hypertrophy can cause ECG abnormalities such as LV high voltage and LV strain pattern. Particular attention must be paid to the papillary muscle during echocardiographic examinations.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
skeletal muscle
clear cell
pulmonary hypertension
heart failure
left atrial
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
cardiac resynchronization therapy
working memory
heart rate variability
heart rate
coronary artery disease
atrial fibrillation
catheter ablation