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septal myocardial infarction. The imaging technicians To the Editor: A 44-year-old female presented at the local hospital for repeated episodes of having palpitations, recommended positron emission tomography-computed accompanied with cold sweats, amaurosis, vomiting, and limb weakness in the previous 2 months. An electrocardiogram indicated “ventricular tachycardia”when she was not feeling well. The symptoms alleviated significantly after injections of “amiodarone” (dose unknown), after which the patient was discharged. A local physician recommended ablation, so the patient was transferred to our hospital. The patient was generally healthy and had lived in a region with pastures. According to the patient’ self-report, she had been diagnosed as having liver hydatidosis 30 years ago, but had recovered after surgical treatment at the local hospital. Furthermore, the patient claimed to have no other medical history. No hematological abnormality was found after admission but 24-hHolter monitoring indicated frequent premature ventricular contractions. Color Doppler echocardiography suggested significant attenuation of contraction at the apex of the ventricular septum, with apical thrombus.