Yamaguchi syndrome presenting as atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia in an African-American patient
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Candelario, Nellowe; Penalver, Jorge; Sen, Mitali
- Source
- BMJ Case Reports. Jan 01, 2017 2017
- Subject
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1757-790X
Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (Yamaguchi syndrome) is a rare subtype of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The syndrome is more common in Japan where it was first described. Outside Asia, it is a very rare cause of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is usually detected incidentally and has a good long-term outcome. We present a case of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in an African-American patient manifesting as atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia.