title: Spongy left ventricular myocardium in an adult.
abstract: "Spongy left ventricular myocardium," or noncompaction of left ventricular myocardium, is a rare disorder of endomyocardial morphogenesis. It is usually seen in the pediatric population and is often associated with other congenital cardiac malformations. We describe an adult with noncompaction of left ventricular myocardium without associated congenital cardiac anomalies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Michigan State University, Lansing, USA.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Nagi
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Boughner
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D013318:Stroke Volume; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology