title: [Acute cerebral ischemia: an unusual clinical presentation of isolated left ventricular noncompaction in an adult patient].
abstract: Isolated left ventricular noncompaction in adults is uncommon. The most frequent clinical manifestations are heart failure due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction and supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias, which may be sustained and associated with sudden death. Thromboembolic complications are also possible. We report the case of an adult patient with isolated left ventricular noncompaction who came to our observation because of acute cerebral ischemia, an initial presentation of the disease only rarely described.
authors.affiliation: UO di Cardiologia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Ferrera, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fiorencis
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Quadretti
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bacich
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chiodi
authors.forename: Donato
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mele
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fiorencis
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D056830:Isolated Noncompaction of the Ventricular Myocardium / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged