Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy mimicking acute coronary syndrome

A 65-year-old male patient without a family history of heart disease presented to the emergency department with progressive chest pain suggestive of unstable angina. A 65-year-old male patient without a family history of heart disease presented to the emergency department with progressive chest pain suggestive of unstable angina. Physicians should be aware of apical HCM in case of patients who have similar electrocardiographic changes and symptoms with coronary artery disease, and sometimes, further examinations may be considered [1-5].