title: Cardiac resynchronization and cardioverter defibrillation therapy in a patient with isolated noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium.
abstract: Isolated noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium (INVM) is an unclassified cardiomyopathy and is thought to be due to arrest of myocardial morphogenesis. Left ventricular failure and ventricular arrhythmias may occur in approximately half of the patients and account for half of the death in this disorder. In this report, we describe a patient with INVM in whom cardiac resynchronization and cardioverter defibrillation therapy was effective for the improvement of left ventricular function and for the prevention of ventricular arrhythmias.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Katsuaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okubo
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Naoya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Taeko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kunimasa
authors.forename: Shu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kasama
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: Takaaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miki
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: Fumio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hirayama
mesh_terms: D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004452:Echocardiography; D004554:Electric Countershock; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*