Abstract:Cardiogenic shock due to hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HoCM) crisis presents a clinical challenge as pharmacologic vasopressor and/or inotropic support can compromise hemodynamics and acute afterload reduction worsens left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction. Hypertensive hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HHoCM) is an entity mostly affecting elderly hypertensive women and could present with a clinical phenotype similar to HoCM crisis. We present a case of an 81‐year‐old female patien… Show more
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