title: Type B aortic dissection in a patient with unknown left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy: cardiovascular magnetic resonance diagnosis.
abstract: A 61-year-old man was referred at our hospital for a cardiac evaluation after an episode of oppressive chest pain at rest. He was discharged with a MRI diagnosis of non-compaction cardiomyopathy presented with typical angina, left ventricle dysfunction and ischemic EKG findings without atherosclerotic narrowing and also with a type B aortic dissection, documented also by computed tomography.
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: D'Angeli
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sürder
authors.forename: Giovanni Battista
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Pedrazzini
authors.forename: Tiziano
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moccetti
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D056830:Isolated Noncompaction of the Ventricular Myocardium / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged