Key result
Rare fetal left ventricular noncompaction warrants suspicion in cases of fetal cardiomyopathy.
Why the study?
Left ventricular noncompaction is a rare fetal cardiomyopathy with variable clinical phenotypes that requires better characterization.
Case Report (n=1)
Left ventricular noncompaction is a rare fetal condition that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of fetal cardiomyopathy.
LVNC case at 26 weeks gestation adds to sparse pregnancy reports; hypothesis-generating for peripartum monitoring and outcomes.
Noncompaction cardiomyopathy (NCCM) and left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC), in their isolated form, are rare cardiomyopathies. They are characterized by a thickened myocardium due to the presence of deep trabeculae recesses, and to thick trabeculae. This condition is associated with a variable clinical phenotype including heart failure, thromboembolism, and sudden death. We report a case of LVNC at 26 weeks and 4 days of gestation revised on the basis of what is currently reported in the literature. A review of the literature was performed to better describe this rare condition. Left ventricular noncompaction is a rare fetal condition and it should be suspected in case of cardiomyopathy.
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Nappi et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) (n=1). Left ventricular noncompaction was evaluated. Left ventricular noncompaction is a rare fetal condition characterized by thickened myocardium and deep trabeculae recesses that should be suspected in cases of fetal cardiomyopathy.
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