title: Isolated left ventricular noncompaction in children: two cases with different manifestations.
abstract: Isolated noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium is an uncommon disorder characterized by an excessively prominent trabecular meshwork seen in the early period of embryogenesis. The clinical presentation of noncompaction includes a high prevalence of heart failure, thromboembolic events and arrhythmias. Echocardiography is the procedure of choice for the diagnosis of noncompaction. We report two demonstrative patients with isolated noncompaction of the left ventricular myocardium and review the available related literature.
authors.affiliation: Atatürk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karacan
authors.affiliation: Atatürk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hasim
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Olgun
authors.affiliation: Atatürk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zuhal Keskin
authors.initials: ZK
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.affiliation: Atatürk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Naci
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ceviz
keywords: Cardiomyopathy; Left ventricle; Thrombi; Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome