Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

Abstract EN

We report a case of a 53-year-old female presenting with a new-onset heart failure that was contributed secondary to noncompaction cardiomyopathy.

The diagnosis was made by echocardiogram and confirmed by cardiac MRI.

Noncompaction cardiomyopathy (also known as ventricular hypertrabeculation) is a newly discovered disease.

It is considered to be congenital (genetic) cardiomyopathy.

It is usually associated with genetic disorders and that could explain the genetic pathogenesis of the non-compaction cardiomyopathy.

Our case had a history of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.

There is a high incidence of arrhythmia and embolic complications.

The treatment usually consists of the medical management, defibrillator placement, and lifelong anticoagulation.

Heart transplantation will be the last resort.