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A female infant prenatally diagnosed with the rare combination of left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy and coarctation of the aorta survived to hospital discharge at 15 weeks of age.
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This is the first reported case of fetal diagnosis of noncompaction cardiomyopathy combined with coarctation of the aorta, highlighting that antenatal detection may improve neonatal outcomes.
Should not yet change fetal screening practice; hypothesis-generating for survival benefit of antenatal detection in this rare combination.
Background Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) cardiomyopathy is a rare form of cardiomyopathy. It is difficult to diagnose prenatally and therefore not well described in the fetal population. There have been a few reports in the literature detailing isolated cases of fetal and neonatal LVNC cardiomyopathy. Case Report We present a case of LVNC cardiomyopathy and coarctation of the aorta detected prenatally at 29 + 6 weeks of gestation with survival in infancy. This is the first case report in the literature describing the fetal diagnosis of noncompaction cardiomyopathy and associated coarctation of the aorta; a rare combination. Conclusion With a high index of suspicion, the antenatal diagnosis of noncompaction cardiomyopathy may improve neonatal morbidity and mortality.
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Giacobbe et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Fetal left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy and coarctation of the aorta (n=1). Prenatal diagnosis and multidisciplinary postnatal management was evaluated. A female infant prenatally diagnosed with the rare combination of left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy and coarctation of the aorta survived to hospital discharge at 15 weeks of age.
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