Key result
CMRI diagnoses biventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy by quantifying excessive trabeculations and reduced function.
Why the study?
Biventricular noncompaction is a rare form of noncompaction cardiomyopathy that poses diagnostic challenges and carries significant morbidity due to heart failure and arrhythmias.
Case Report (n=1)
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CMRI is crucial for the accurate diagnosis and functional assessment of rare biventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy.
May support CMR as adjunct when echocardiography is inconclusive in suspected noncompaction; leaves open prospective validation.
Noncompaction cardiomyopathy (NCC) is a rare congenital cardiomyopathy caused by the arrest of endomyocardial morphogenesis, leading to prominent trabeculations and deep intertrabecular recesses. Emerging evidence suggests that noncompaction may also occur secondary to other myocardial pathologies or have a genetic basis. A 59-year-old male with no coronary risk factors presented with 1-year history of chest pain, palpitations, orthopnea, and fatigue. Clinical examination revealed atrial fibrillation, normal pulmonary findings, and no peripheral edema. Echocardiography showed inferior wall hypokinesia, grade I diastolic dysfunction, with ejection fraction of 48%. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmed excessive myocardial trabeculations with reduced biventricular function. Petersen, Stacey, and Jacquier criteria established the diagnosis of biventricular noncompaction (BVNC), a rare form of NCC. The patient was managed with standard heart failure therapy. BVNC, while rare, poses diagnostic challenges and carries significant morbidity due to heart failure and arrhythmias. This case describes the importance of MRI for accurate diagnosis and tailored management in BVNC.
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Angiras et al. (2025) conducted a case report in Biventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy (n=1). Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) was evaluated. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging successfully established the diagnosis of biventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy by quantifying excessive myocardial trabeculations and reduced biventricular function.
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