Unusual cause of stroke in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

A 45-year old Afro-Caribbean woman presented to the emergency department with a 6 h history of right-sided weakness. The diagnosis of left parietal infarct was achieved by CT scan of the head. Her only past medical history was mid-cavity variant of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) for which she was receiving a β blocker and her condition had …