title: Left ventricular noncompaction: case of a heart transplant.
abstract: Noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium (NVM) is a rare congenital cardiomyopathy characterized by multiple prominent trabeculations with deep intertrabecular recesses resulting from an arrest in normal embryogenesis of the endocardium and myocardium. The major clinical manifestations are depressed left ventricular systolic and diastolic function, systemic embolism, ventricular tachyarrhythmias, conduction disorders and neurologic abnormalities. We present a 21-year-old female who was diagnosed as dilated cardiomyopathy due to isolated noncompaction of the left ventricle and underwent cardiac transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Kartal Kosuyolu Heart Education and Research Hospital, Cardiology Department, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kursat
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tigen
authors.forename: Tansu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Karaahmet
authors.forename: Gokhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kahveci
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mutlu
authors.forename: Yelda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Basaran
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left