Isolated noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium: contrast echocardiographic findings and review of the literature.
Isolated noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium (INVM) is a rare congenital anomaly. We report a case of INVM in an adult, which was diagnosed using contrast echocardiography.
Koo
Bon Kwon
BK
Cardiology Division, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center and Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Choi
Donghoon
D
Ha
Jong-Won
JW
Kang
Seok-Min
SM
Chung
Namsik
N
Cho
Seung-Yun
SY
D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology