Noncompacted ventricular myocardium: characterization by intracardiac echo.
We report a patient with clinical manifestation of arrhythmias and evidence of noncompacted myocardium in both left and right ventricular apex. The diagnosis was made with intracardiac echo performed during the electrophysiologic study. This method has allowed the diagnosis of noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium due to its high resolution. Color Doppler showed trabecular recesses in communication with the ventricular cavity that could not be identified with transthoracic echocardiography.
Ficili
Sabina
S
Department of Cardiology, San Filippo Neri Hospital, Rome, Italy. sabinaficili@yahoo.it
Pandozi
Claudio
C
Galeazzi
Marco
M
Kol
Amir
A
Russo
Maurizio
M
Lavalle
Carlo
C
Dottori
Serena
S
Santini
Massimo
M
D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000295:instrumentation; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac; D006801:Humans; D056830:Isolated Noncompaction of the Ventricular Myocardium / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy