Key result
Two incidental cases of isolated ventricular noncompaction highlight practical implications of this increasingly reported condition.
Why the study?
With increasing detection of isolated ventricular noncompaction due to improved imaging and awareness, the clinical implications of incidentally diagnosed cases need to be addressed.
Case Report (n=2)
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With improved imaging modalities, incidentally diagnosed isolated ventricular noncompaction is increasingly reported, raising important practical management questions.
Incidental IVNC may warrant monitoring; leaves open precise long-term risk stratification in asymptomatic patients.
Isolated ventricular noncompaction (IVNC) is a congenital cardiomyopathy characterized by a distinctive ("spongy") morphological appearance of the left ventricular (LV) myocardium. It is rare but, with improved imaging modalities and awareness, it is being reported more frequently. Clinical manifestations may range from being asymptomatic to heart failure, arrhythmias, sudden cardiac death, and systemic thromboembolism. With the increasing reporting frequency, the implications of incidentally diagnosed noncompaction need to be addressed. We came across two cases at our medical center which raised important practical questions.
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Nagavalli et al. (2010) conducted a case report in Isolated ventricular noncompaction (IVNC) (n=2). Two cases of incidentally diagnosed isolated ventricular noncompaction of myocardium were presented to highlight the practical implications of this increasingly reported condition.
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