Isolated left ventricular noncompaction of the myocardium as a cause of embolic superior mesenteric artery occlusion

Erwin Blessing, Wolfgang Rottbauer, Derliz Mereles, Waldemar Hosch, Andreas Benz, Helmut Friess, Frank Autschbach, Martina Müller, Wolfgang Stremmel, Hugo Katus

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Abstract

Isolated noncompaction of the left ventricular (LV) myocardium is a rare congenital disorder resulting from an arrest of the compaction process of the myocardial trabeculae during normal embyogenesis. It is characterized by the presence of prominent LV myocardial trabeculations and deep intertrabecular recesses that are in continuity with the LV cavity. The most common clinical presentation includes progressive LV dysfunction, life-threatening tachyarrhythmias, and the risk for severe cardioembolic events. We describe a case where isolated noncompaction of the LV myocardium was diagnosed after an embolic occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery in a 40-year-old Caucasian woman.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)693
Number of pages1
JournalJournal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume18
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2005
Externally publishedYes

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