Left Ventricular Noncompaction: A Rare Case of Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy
Joint Authors
Akhrass, Philippe
Tian, Julia
Uddin, Asif
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-08-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Isolated left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is a rare form of cardiomyopathy that is characterized by deep intertrabecular recesses and abnormal trabeculations that can be observed on transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) or cardiac MRI (CMR) studies.
Our case describes a 41-year-old male who presented with exertional chest pain and was discovered to have significantly reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) which was nonischemic in etiology as confirmed by cardiac catheterization.
Subsequent evaluation with CMR imaging revealed noncompaction of the left ventricle.
The patient received defibrillation and lifelong anticoagulation given his elevated risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD).
This case highlights the importance of considering unconventional etiologies of cardiomyopathy when investigating new-onset heart failure as well as the necessity of life-saving measures such as anticoagulation and defibrillator implantation in view of arrhythmogenic structural heart diseases.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tian, Julia& Uddin, Asif& Akhrass, Philippe. 2019. Left Ventricular Noncompaction: A Rare Case of Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy. Case Reports in Cardiology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tian, Julia…[et al.]. Left Ventricular Noncompaction: A Rare Case of Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy. Case Reports in Cardiology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1133813
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tian, Julia& Uddin, Asif& Akhrass, Philippe. Left Ventricular Noncompaction: A Rare Case of Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy. Case Reports in Cardiology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1133813
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1133813