title: Diagnosis and definition of biventricular non-compaction associated to Ebstein's anomaly.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Non-compaction of ventricular myocardium is a rare congenital cardiomyopathy characterized by the presence of an extremely thickened endocardial layer with prominent trabeculations and deep recesses in communication with ventricular chamber and determining the typical spongeous aspect. The diagnosis of non-compaction of ventricular myocardium is possible through the identification of morphological alterations by echocardiographic evaluation. Ebstein's anomaly is a rare congenital cardiac disease, defined as the significant apical displacement of the part of the tricuspid valve causing significant tricuspid regurgitation and reduction of the functional right ventricle, right atrial and right ventricular dilatation and atrial and ventricular arrhythmias.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a case of biventricular non-compaction and Ebstein's anomaly in a 29-year-old Italian man that was referred for chest pain. Diagnosis of Ebstein's anomaly was made during a medical control for military service through an echocardiographic evaluation which left the suspicion of myocardium non-compaction. We present the cardiac image of the 2D and 3D eco, RMN, scintigraphy and ventriculaography.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fazio
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Visconti
authors.forename: Luciana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: D'angelo
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grassedonio
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lo Re
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: D'Amico
authors.forename: Loredana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sutera
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Novo
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ferrara
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Midiri
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Novo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004437:Ebstein Anomaly / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017380:Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male