Oluwaseun A Akinseye1, Uzoma N Ibebuogu2, Sunil K Jha3. 1. Cardiology Fellow at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in Memphis. akinseyeo@gmail.com. 2. Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Diseases at the University of Tennesse Health Science Center College of Medicine in Memphis. uibebuog@uthsc.edu. 3. Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Diseases at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in Memphis. sjha1@uthsc.edu.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Noncompaction cardiomyopathy is a rare phenotype of cardiomyopathy associated with severe cardiac arrhythmia and thromboembolic complications. CASE PRESENTATION: A 55-year-old woman presented with frank pulmonary edema and received a diagnosis of noncompaction cardiomyopathy. DISCUSSION: Left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy is increasingly being diagnosed because of advances in imaging modalities. It is important to differentiate this new phenotype of cardiomyopathy from others because its diagnosis, management, and prognosis differ. We reviewed the literature and summarized the diagnostic criteria, associated complications, initial and long-term management, and the recommendation for family screening.
INTRODUCTION: Noncompaction cardiomyopathy is a rare phenotype of cardiomyopathy associated with severe cardiac arrhythmia and thromboembolic complications. CASE PRESENTATION: A 55-year-old woman presented with frank pulmonary edema and received a diagnosis of noncompaction cardiomyopathy. DISCUSSION: Left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy is increasingly being diagnosed because of advances in imaging modalities. It is important to differentiate this new phenotype of cardiomyopathy from others because its diagnosis, management, and prognosis differ. We reviewed the literature and summarized the diagnostic criteria, associated complications, initial and long-term management, and the recommendation for family screening.
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