title: A misinterpretation of the left ventricular non-compaction-adult patient with primary pulmonary hypertension.
abstract: Non-compaction of the left ventricle is a rare cardiac malformation, defined as a primary cardiomyopathy caused by genetic malformations. Although the pathogenesis of this cardiomyopathy is unknown, there are two possible hypotheses (congenital and acquired) which lead to arrest in intrauterine endomyocardial morphogenesis. We are presenting a case of a 60-year-old woman, with a history of bradyarrhythmia, syncope and cyanosis. Two-dimensional echocardiography showed the thickened myocardium with prominent trabeculations and deep intertrabecular recesses in the two thirds of the apical part of left ventricle walls. The right side cavity was enlarged with hypertrophied wall. Tricuspid regurgitation was moderate. Systolic pressure in the right ventricle was 70mmHg. Catheterization of the right heart showed high pressure in the pulmonary artery. According to publications, this is a very rare case with the presence of possible primary pulmonary hypertension and non-compaction of the left ventricle.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade. nikolicdrsasa@gmail.com
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nikolić
authors.forename: Ljiljana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jovović
authors.forename: Velibor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ristić
authors.forename: Dejan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nikolić
authors.forename: Lazar
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Angelkov
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications*; D056830:Isolated Noncompaction of the Ventricular Myocardium / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged