Key result
Left ventricular noncompaction presents as unexplained syncope in a young adult.
Why the study?
Noncompaction of the left ventricular myocardium is a rare cardiomyopathy with variable clinical presentations and challenges in identifying high-risk individuals.
Case Report (n=1)
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This case highlights left ventricular noncompaction as a rare but important differential diagnosis for syncope in young patients.
Raises awareness of LV noncompaction in young adults with syncope; leaves open its prevalence and optimal management.
Noncompaction of the left ventricular myocardium (LVNC) is a rare cardiomyopathywith a spectrum of clinical presentations. The pathogenesis of this type of cardiomyopathyinvolves an arrest in the process of compaction during embryonic life. Identificationof high risk individuals with this syndrome is challenging; it can cause presentationsranging from an asymptomatic state to malignant ventricular arrhythmias and suddendeath. We present a 19-year-old man who presented with syncope and was later diagnosedwith left ventricular noncompaction.
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Swaminath et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Left ventricular noncompaction (n=1). Left ventricular noncompaction was evaluated on Clinical presentation and diagnosis. Left ventricular noncompaction was identified as the underlying cause of syncope in a 19-year-old man, demonstrating its clinical presentation in young adults.
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