Noncompaction cardiomyopathy: a substrate for a thromboembolic event

Noncompaction cardiomyopathy: a substrate for a thromboembolic event

BACKGROUND Noncompaction cardiomyopathy (NCC) is a rare genetic cardiomyopathy characterized by a thin, compacted epicardial layer and an extensive noncompacted endocardial layer. The clinical manifestations of this disease include ventricular arrhythmia, heart failure, and systemic thromboembolism. CASE PRESENTATION A 43-year-old male was anticoagulated by pulmonary thromboembolism for 1 yea...

Noncompaction cardiomyopathy: A rare cardiomyopathy

Introduction: Noncompaction cardiomyopathy (NccM) is a rare form of cardiomyopathy. the American Heart Association classified it as a genetic cardiomyopathy. the pathogenesis of this condition is attributed to the failure of trabecular myocardium to compact and underdeveloped microcoronary circulation. case report: We present a case of a 72-year-old African American female who presented with sh...

Noncompaction cardiomyopathy: a current view.

Isolated non-compaction cardiomyopathy is a rare disease that is likely to develop in the embryonic period. It is caused by the intrauterine arrest of the myocardial compaction process in the beginning of the fetal development. It is characterized by prominent myocardial trabeculations and deep intertrabecular recesses, as well as the thickening of the myocardium into two distinct layers (compa...

Left Ventricular Noncompaction: A Distinct Genetic Cardiomyopathy?

Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) describes a ventricular wall anatomy characterized by prominent left ventricular (LV) trabeculae, a thin compacted layer, and deep intertrabecular recesses. Individual variability is extreme, and trabeculae represent a sort of individual "cardioprinting." By itself, the diagnosis of LVNC does not coincide with that of a "cardiomyopathy" because it can be ob...

Adult bi-ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy.