Isolated noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium: contemporary diagnosis and management
| Autor: | Yoel Vivas, Ronan Ali, Mark Marieb, Zenon Protopapas, Michael P. Chrissoheris |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Heart disease Management of heart failure Adrenergic beta-Antagonists Cardiomyopathy Magnetic Resonance Imaging Cine Reviews Ventricular myocardium Ventricular Dysfunction Left medicine Humans Intensive care medicine business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery Defibrillators Implantable Echocardiography Tachycardia Ventricular Female Myocardial disease Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Cardiac magnetic resonance business Cardiomyopathies |
| Zdroj: | Clinical cardiology. 30(4) |
| ISSN: | 0160-9289 |
| Popis: | Noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium is a rare form of cardiomyopathy that has been described since the early 1990s. However, noncompaction remains frequently overlooked, in part due to the limited awareness of its unique clinical and imaging characteristics. Contemporary diagnosis has been facilitated by the introduction of specific morphologic criteria by echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance. Management issues revolve around the management of heart failure, arrhythmias, and thromboembolic events in order to prevent the significant morbidity and even mortality that has been associated with this entity. Finally, the genetics of noncompaction have been diverse and an issue of clinical importance as it relates to screening of first‐degree relatives of affected patients. Two recent cases are presented and many of the contemporary issues in diagnosis and management, based on an extensive review of the literature, are addressed. Copyright © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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