Key result
A 78-year-old male with ischemic cardiomyopathy was diagnosed with left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy, highlighting that this rare genetic condition can present unusually in elderly patients.
Why the study?
LVNC is a rare cardiomyopathy with an unclear true prevalence, variable clinical presentations, non-standardized diagnostic criteria, and an increased risk for thromboembolic events.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights that left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy can be diagnosed late in life, emphasizing the importance of multimodality imaging in elderly patients with heart failure.
LVNC may present in septuagenarians; hypothesis-generating for prevalence estimates and diagnostic criteria.
Left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy (LVNC) is a rare cardiomyopathy. The true prevalence of LVNC is unclear. The clinical presentation of LVNC varies widely from asymptomatic to end-stage heart failure or sudden cardiac death, and the diagnostic criteria are not standardized. Moreover, there is an increased risk for thromboembolic events with LVNC. We present an unusual case of LVNC first diagnosed in a septuagenarian.
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Afify et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy (n=1). Left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy was evaluated. A 78-year-old male with ischemic cardiomyopathy was diagnosed with left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy, highlighting that this rare genetic condition can present unusually in elderly patients.
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