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European Journal of Echocardiography 2006 7(6):457-460; doi:10.1016/j.euje.2005.07.011
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Copyright © 2005, The European Society of Cardiology

Noncompaction of ventricular myocardium involving both ventricles

Rifat Eralp Ulusoya, Nezihi Kucukarslanb,*, Ata Kirilmaza and Ergun Demiralpa

aGATA Haydarpasa Military Treaning Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey
bGATA Haydarpasa Military Treaning Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey

Received 20 April 2005; received in revised form 19 June 2005; accepted after revision 28 July 2005.

* Corresponding author. GATA Askeri Hastanesi Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi ABD, 06018 Etlik, Ankara, Turkey. Tel.: +90 3123 045271/90 5335 185364/90 3123 045221; fax: +90 3123 045200. nkucukarslan{at}gata.edu.tr nezihimd{at}hotmail.com


  Abstract

Aim We aimed to present a case with ventricular myocardial noncompaction involving both ventricles.

Methods and results Noncompaction of ventricle is a rare and unclassified congenital cardiac malformation is due to an arrest in intrauterine endomyocardial morphogenesis. We presented a ventricular myocardial noncompaction case involving both left and right ventricles. The physical examination of this case is consistent with mitral regurgitation and the echocardiographic findings are consistent with noncompaction of ventricular myocardium involving both ventricles with left ventricular systolic failure.

Conclusion Transthoracic echocardiography is a useful clinical tool for diagnosing noncompaction of both the right and left ventricular myocardium. The LVNC definition can also be utilized for RVNC, which this diagnosis has never been reported in a Turkish patient.

Keywords: Noncompaction of ventricular myocardium; Cardiomyopathy; Heart failure


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