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Case Reports
. 2020 Feb;7(1):325-328.
doi: 10.1002/ehf2.12574.

Saw tooth cardiomyopathy: a case report

Maryam Chenaghlou  1 , Mohammad Kasaei  2 , Sepideh Taghavi  1 , Ahmad Amin  1 , Nasim Naderi  1
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Case Reports

Saw tooth cardiomyopathy: a case report

Maryam Chenaghlou et al. ESC Heart Fail. 2020 Feb.

Abstract

Saw tooth cardiomyopathy is an unusual and rare type of left ventricular dysplasia that is characterized by multiple projections of compacted myocardium that makes the appearance of 'saw tooth' in noninvasive imaging. We present a young man with signs and symptoms of heart failure and reduced left ventricular function in echocardiography who showed distinctive left ventricle features of saw tooth cardiomyopathy (saw tooth appearance of myocardium in basal inferolateral and basal to mid lateral segments) in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

Keywords: cardiomyopathy; left ventricular non compaction; saw tooth.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors disclose that this study has no any relationship with industry and financial associations, and no competing interest has been declared.

Figures

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Figure 1
Twelve leads electrocardiogram of patient
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Figure 2
Long axis view of left ventricle, showing distinct projections of myocardium
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Figure 3
Short axis view of left ventricle
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Four chamber view
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