Key result
Isolated biventricular non-compaction presents with embolic stroke in a young adult.
Why the study?
Isolated ventricular non-compaction is a rare cardiomyopathy usually presenting with heart failure or arrhythmias and rarely with thrombo-embolic events, with left ventricle involvement predominating.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights a rare presentation of isolated biventricular non-compaction presenting with a cardiogenic embolic stroke.
May prompt consideration of non-compaction in young cardioembolic stroke; extends phenotypic spectrum but leaves open screening and therapy implications.
Prominent ventricular trabeculations are seen in a fetal heart. Isolated ventricular non-compaction (IVNC) is a rare form of primary cardiomyopathy. It usually presents with heart failure, arrhythmias and very rarely with thrombo-embolic manifestation. The left ventricle is involved in the majority of the cases. Echocardiography is the principal modality for the diagnosis of this condition. IVNC may be misdiagnosed as dilated or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy wherein the prognosis and management do differ significantly. We report a case of a 38-year-old male with IVNC involving both the ventricles, who presented very unusually as stroke resulting from a cardiogenic embolus.
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Mageshkumar et al. (2011) conducted a case report in Isolated biventricular non-compaction (IVNC) (n=1). A 38-year-old male with isolated biventricular non-compaction presented unusually with a stroke resulting from a cardiogenic embolus.
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