title: Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease.
abstract: We report a case of a 53-year-old female presenting with a new-onset heart failure that was contributed secondary to noncompaction cardiomyopathy. The diagnosis was made by echocardiogram and confirmed by cardiac MRI. Noncompaction cardiomyopathy (also known as ventricular hypertrabeculation) is a newly discovered disease. It is considered to be congenital (genetic) cardiomyopathy. It is usually associated with genetic disorders and that could explain the genetic pathogenesis of the non-compaction cardiomyopathy. Our case had a history of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. There is a high incidence of arrhythmia and embolic complications. The treatment usually consists of the medical management, defibrillator placement, and lifelong anticoagulation. Heart transplantation will be the last resort.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Department, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ 07740, USA.
authors.forename: Sherif Ali
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Eltawansy
authors.affiliation: Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bakos
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Department, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ 07740, USA ; Cardiology Department, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ 07740, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Checton