title: Isolated noncompaction of left ventricular myocardium with an unusual presentation of angina pectoris.
abstract: A 45-year-old man presented to the hospital with typical chest pain compatible with myocardial infarction. An electrocardiogram showed left bundle branch block. The patient underwent urgent coronary angiography, which revealed no significant coronary artery disease. Echocardiography showed noncompaction of the left ventricular myocardium. This unusual case of angina occurring in a patient with isolated noncompaction of the left ventricle is discussed with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Shahid Beheshti Cardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Modarres Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Hassan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Namazi
authors.forename: Vahid
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Eslami
authors.forename: Somayyeh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Norouzi
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taherkhani
authors.forename: Morteza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Safi
authors.forename: Habib
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saadat
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Vakili
authors.forename: Fariba
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bayatimo
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Movahed
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000209:etiology*; D002037:Bundle-Branch Block / Q000209:etiology; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D056830:Isolated Noncompaction of the Ventricular Myocardium / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged