title: Aortic valve replacement in a patient with left ventricular noncompaction.
abstract: Left ventricular noncompaction is a rare cardiac pathology that results from an arrest in endomyocardial development in early embryogenesis. With great advances in imaging modalities, this pathological entity has been noted not only in the pediatric population but also in adults. Herein we report the case of a 62-year-old woman who successfully underwent aortic valve replacement for aortic regurgitation complicated by left ventricular noncompaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, Nara, Japan thirose500430@yahoo.co.jp.
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kouseikai Takai Hospital, Nara, Japan.
authors.forename: Tetsuji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawata
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kouseikai Takai Hospital, Nara, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, Nara, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tabayashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, Nara, Japan.
authors.forename: Takehisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, Nara, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigeki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D056830:Isolated Noncompaction of the Ventricular Myocardium / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Adult; Aortic valve insufficiency; Heart defects; Heart valve prosthesis implantation; Isolated noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium; congenital