Isolated left-ventricular apical hypoplasia presenting as a left-ventricular mass on echocardiography.

Pediatr Cardiol

Department of Diagnostic Imaging, National University Hospital, 1E Kent Ridge Road, Tower block, Level 12, Singapore, 119228, Singapore.

Published: December 2012

Left-ventricular apical hypoplasia is a rare entity. Although it has typical imaging features on cardiovascular magnetic resonance, recognizing this condition on echocardiography can be challenging. This report describes an asymptomatic pediatric patient who initially presented with a left-ventricular mass on echocardiography.

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