A Rare Mechanism for Spontaneous Closure of Muscular Ventricular Septal Defect in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Martin R Grübler; Alessia Azzu; Raad Mohiaddin

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101871

A Rare Mechanism for Spontaneous Closure of Muscular Ventricular Septal Defect in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

JACC Case Rep. 2023 May 11:16:101871. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101871. eCollection 2023 Jun 21.

Authors

Martin R Grübler^{1

2}, Alessia Azzu¹, Raad Mohiaddin¹

Affiliations

¹ CMR Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital and Harefield Hospitals, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
² Regional Hospital Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria.

Abstract

In the context of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a rare finding. We present the case of a large spontaneously closed muscular VSD in a patient with HCM. We describe the role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in the assessment of a VSD and its differential diagnosis in HCM. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).

Keywords: cardiovascular magnetic resonance; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; ventricular septal defect.

Publication types

Case Reports