Isolated Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy: A Transient Disease?
Isolated left ventricular noncompaction is either a distinct cardiomyopathy or a morphologic trait shared by several different types of cardiomyopathies. Although there is no current gold standard for its diagnosis, cardiac imaging is the most commonly accepted modality. Described is a case of left ventricular noncompaction that resolved 2 years after the initial diagnosis.
Department of Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL.
Juan M
JM
Vinardell
Columbia University Division of Cardiology at the Mount Sinai Heart Institute, Miami Beach, FL.
Maria D
MD
Avila
Columbia University Division of Cardiology at the Mount Sinai Heart Institute, Miami Beach, FL.
Orlando
O
Santana
D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D056830:Isolated Noncompaction of the Ventricular Myocardium / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010641:Phenotype