Key result
Ischemic stroke in a young woman reveals rare left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy requiring heart transplant.
Why the study?
Uncommon causes account for 30% of strokes in young patients but less than 5% of all strokes, highlighting the need to identify rare etiologies such as left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy.
Population
A young woman with ischemic stroke
Design
Case report
Authors
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Stroke in young adults may signal rare cardiomyopathies like LVNC; this case leaves screening and transplant timing open.
Case Report (n=1)
Ischemic stroke in young patients can be the initial presentation of rare embolic cardiomyopathies such as left ventricular noncompaction.
Lestienne et al. (2017) conducted a case report in Ischemic stroke and left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy (n=1). An ischemic stroke in a young woman led to the diagnosis of left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy, a rare embolic cardiomyopathy that required a heart transplant.
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