Author/Authors :
Abdullahi Talle, Mohammed Department of Medicine - College of Medical Sciences - University of Maiduguri, Nigeria , Buba, Faruk Department of Medicine - College of Medical Sciences - University of Maiduguri, Nigeria , Bonny, Aime University of Douala, Cameroon , Mohammed Baba, Musa Department of Medicine - College of Medical Sciences - University of Maiduguri, Nigeria
Abstract :
Syncope is a common manifestation of both hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome.
The most common arrhythmia in HCM is ventricular tachycardia (VT) and atrial fibrillation (AF). While preexcitation provides the
substrate for reentry and supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), AF is more common in patients with preexcitation than the general
population. Concurrence of HCM and WPW has been reported in many cases, but whether the prognosis or severity of
arrhythmia is different compared to the individual disorders remains unsettled. We report a case of HCM and Wolff-ParkinsonWhite (WPW) syndrome in a 28-year-old male Nigerian soldier presenting with recurrent syncope and lichen planus.
Keywords :
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy , Wolff-Parkinson-White , Syndrome , Recurrent Syncope
