title: Left ventricular non-compaction presenting with heart failure and intramural thrombus.
abstract: Left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) is a rare disorder caused by the arrest of myocardial compaction during embryogenesis, leading to a non-compacted endocardial layer with marked trabeculations. The diagnosis is primarily based on echocardiographic demonstration of a spongy myocardium. Here, we present a young male with LVNC presenting with left heart failure and multiple left ventricular thrombi. We also review the presentation, diagnosis and management of this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, Pennsylvania, USA. aryal.madan@gmail.com
authors.forename: Madan Raj
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Aryal
authors.forename: Madan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Badal
authors.forename: Smith
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giri
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pradhan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D056830:Isolated Noncompaction of the Ventricular Myocardium / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology