Noncompaction of the left ventricle in a patient with dextroversion

Mark A Friedman; Sampson Wiseman; Linda Haramati; Garet M Gordon; Daniel M Spevack

doi:10.1016/j.euje.2005.12.011

Noncompaction of the left ventricle in a patient with dextroversion

Eur J Echocardiogr. 2007 Jan;8(1):70-3. doi: 10.1016/j.euje.2005.12.011. Epub 2006 Feb 28.

Authors

Mark A Friedman¹, Sampson Wiseman, Linda Haramati, Garet M Gordon, Daniel M Spevack

Affiliation

¹ Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 111 East 210th Street, Echo Lab, Bronx, NY 10467, USA.

PMID: 16504589
DOI: 10.1016/j.euje.2005.12.011

Abstract

Noncompaction of the left ventricle is a rare, congenital cardiomyopathy characterized by excessive trabeculation of the myocardium. Dextrocardia with situs solitus, commonly referred to as dextroversion, is associated with additional congenital heart disease. We report a case of noncompaction of the left ventricle in a patient with dextroversion, an association of which has not been previously described.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cardiomyopathies / complications*
Cardiomyopathies / diagnostic imaging
Dextrocardia / complications*
Dextrocardia / diagnostic imaging
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
Electrocardiography
Heart Ventricles / abnormalities
Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnostic imaging*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / etiology