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European Journal of Echocardiography Advance Access originally published online on February 12, 2008
European Journal of Echocardiography 2008 9(3):424-425; doi:10.1093/ejechocard/jen016
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Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2008. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

An unusual case of isolated non-compacted right ventricular myocardium

S. Balashankar Gomathi*, Nilesh Makadia and S. Mullasari Ajit

Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission, 4-A, Dr J.J. Nagar, Mogappair, Chennai 600 037, Tamilnadu, India

Received 13 October 2007; accepted after revision 23 December 2007; online publish-ahead-of-print 12 February 2008.

* Corresponding author. Tel: +91 44 26565961; fax: +91 44 26565859. E-mail address: icvddoctors{at}mmm.org.in


  Abstract

Isolated ventricular non-compaction is a rare type of cardiomyopathy resulting from arrested myocardial development during embryogenesis. This rare entity can be easily diagnosed by characteristic appearance of prominent myocardial trabeculations and deep inter-trabecular spaces. The clinical manifestations include heart failure signs, ventricular arrhythmias, and cardio-embolic events. Although the usual site of involvement is the left ventricle, the right ventricle (RV) can rarely be affected. Here, we report a case of 23-year-old male patient with isolated RV non-compaction.

Keywords: RHF; Cardiomyopathy; IVNC


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