title: Non-compaction of the left ventricle and associated ventricular septal defect.
abstract: A case report of a 28-year-old patient, who presented with symptoms and signs of congestive heart failure and had clinical signs of ventricular septal defect as well. On further work-up echocardiogram showed non-compaction of the left ventricle with severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction and a ventricular septal defect. He was treated with standard treatment of heart failure and is doing well.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. abid.laghari@aku.edu
authors.forename: Abid Hussain
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Laghari
authors.forename: Javed Majid
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tai
authors.forename: Sumaira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saleem
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004452:Echocardiography; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology