title: Abiomed biventricular assist device as a bridge to transplantation in a 14-year-old with cardiomyopathy resulting from ventricular noncompaction.
abstract: Ventricular noncompaction is a rare but well-documented cause of cardiomyopathy. This report presents a case of ventricular noncompaction diagnosed late in end-stage cardiac failure and malignant ventricular arrhythmia, which required an Abiomed biventricular assist device as a bridge to transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ 07112, USA. meena.nathan@gmail.com
authors.forename: Meena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nathan
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Camacho
authors.forename: Joel T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Hardin
authors.forename: Joanne P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Starr
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D056830:Isolated Noncompaction of the Ventricular Myocardium / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*