Key result
Echocardiography reveals isolated LV noncompaction in a four-year-old boy with Melnick-Needles syndrome.
Case Report (n=1)
This is the first report of noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium in a patient with Melnick-Needles syndrome, suggesting that patients with this rare syndrome should undergo echocardiographic evaluation.
Extends cardiac phenotype of Melnick-Needles syndrome; single case leaves open need for echocardiographic screening.
A 4-year-old asymptomatic boy was referred for evaluation after being diagnosed with Melnick-Needles syndrome. Echocardiography demonstrated noncompaction of the left ventricular myocardium as an isolated cardiac finding. Though other structural cardiac defects were reported previously in this syndrome, this is the first report of this rare cardiac anomaly in this likewise rare syndrome. We postulate that this occurrence represents a primary disorder of early fetal development. Patients with Melnick-Needles syndrome should be evaluated for noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium and its potential cardiovascular dysfunction.
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Wong et al. (1997) conducted a case report in Melnick-Needles syndrome (n=1). Echocardiography was evaluated on Noncompaction of the left ventricular myocardium. Echocardiography demonstrated noncompaction of the left ventricular myocardium as an isolated cardiac finding in a 4-year-old boy with Melnick-Needles syndrome.
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