title: Myocardial infarction in a patient with left ventricular noncompaction: a case report.
abstract: We describe a 73-year-old male patient with left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) who was diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction (MI), three-vessel coronary artery disease, a fresh intraventricular thrombus, and mitral regurgitation. He was treated with full anticoagulant therapy, coronary artery bypass grafting, and mitral valve repair. This case adds to a small but growing literature showing association between LVNC and MI and/or coronary artery disease. We suggest that patients with LVNC could be considered at heightened risk for MI, and the two conditions might have a common genetic underpinning in some cases.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Mehrnoush
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Toufan
authors.forename: Roya
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shahvalizadeh
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khalili