Returning hypertrophy after surgery in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy caused by a myosin-binding protein C mutation

Int J Cardiol. 2005 Apr 20;100(2):343-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.01.004.

Abstract

We report a 13-year follow-up of a patient who underwent both myectomy and septal ablation due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy caused by a cardiac myosin-binding protein C gene mutation. After myectomy the patient again developed significant septal hypertrophy at the operated septal area with a need for a second interventional therapy. This exceptional case underscores the remarkable ability of the heart muscle to show a continuous hypertrophic process over many years.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Familial / genetics*
  • Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Familial / surgery*
  • Carrier Proteins / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Recurrence

Substances

  • Carrier Proteins
  • myosin-binding protein C