title: Elderly manifestation of non-compaction of the ventricular myocardium.
abstract: Non-compaction of the ventricular myocardium (NCVM) is a rare disorder of myocardial morphogenesis usually diagnosed in paediatric age associated with high mortality rates. Among reported cases, NCVM has been described in only six patients > or = 70 years. We describe the case of a 74-year-old male with NCVM involving the left ventricle, representing one of the oldest patients ever reported in the literature. Of note, this case was characterized by late appearance of NCVM and rapid deterioration of clinical conditions. The wide age range of symptom onset from prenatal to geriatric age supports the hypothesis that NCVM is a multifactorial rather than a simple congenital disorder.
authors.affiliation: Cardio-Thoracic Department, Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele and Vita-Salute University, Milan, Italy. Altin_p@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Altin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palloshi
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Puccetti
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fragasso
authors.forename: Eustachio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Agricola
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mellone
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Del Maschio
authors.forename: Attilio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maseri
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Margonato
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D000368:Aged; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D018450:Disease Progression; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*