title: Left ventricular noncompaction and aneurysm revealed by left ventriculography.
abstract: Left ventriculography (LVG) is sometimes not performed during cardiac catheterization when results of prior noninvasive tests are available. We present a rare case of left ventricular noncompaction coexisting with left ventricular aneurysm diagnosed during cardiac catheterization. LVG could provide additional information in patients with nonobstructive coronary artery disease and decreased ejection fraction on noninvasive tests.
authors.affiliation: Section of Interventional Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Baystate Medical Center-Tufts University, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. cnionescu@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Costin Nicolae
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Ionescu
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Turcot
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004452:Echocardiography; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000295:instrumentation; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D056830:Isolated Noncompaction of the Ventricular Myocardium / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011859:Radiography; D013318:Stroke Volume; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin