title: Thromboembolic complications of left ventricular noncompaction: case report and brief review of the literature.
abstract: Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is a rare condition that is believed to represent an arrest in endomyocardial morphogenesis. This entity may be complicated by the development of mural thrombi and embolic events, however data on the associated thromboembolic risk is variable and poorly defined. We describe 2 cases of LVNC in African American patients presenting with thromboembolic manifestations and briefly review the available literature relevant to this complication.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University, 3990 John R, 8 Brush, Harper University Hospital, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
authors.forename: Sridevi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pitta
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thatai
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Afonso
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging