This case highlights the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion for isolated ventricular noncompaction in patients presenting with unexplained recurrent syncope.
May prompt IVNC consideration in unexplained syncope; leaves open prevalence, diagnostic yield, and management questions.
Isolated ventricular noncompaction (IVNC) occurs because of interruption of trabecular morphogenesis in the myocardium leading to ventricular noncompaction. Patients present with heart failure or with systemic complications secondary to thromboembolism or arrhythmias. High index of suspicion is necessary for early diagnosis. We present a case of 48-year-old male with unexplained recurrent syncope who was eventually diagnosed with IVNC.
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