title: Isolated left ventricular non-compaction as a cause of thrombo-embolic stroke: a case report and review.
abstract: Isolated left ventricular non-compaction is the result of incomplete myocardial morphogenesis, leading to persistence of the embryonic myocardium. The condition is recognised by an excessively prominent trabecular meshwork and deep intertrabecular recesses of the left ventricle. These intertrabecular recesses are prone to thrombus formation, with resultant embolic sequelae. We describe a case of cerebral thrombo-embolism in a young woman due to isolated left ventricular non-compaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, University of Pretoria and Pretoria Heart Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ker
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Van Der Merwe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology