Left Ventricular Noncompaction as a Rare Cause of Syncope

Pius E Ojemolon; Endurance O Evbayekha; Jesse Odion; Jeremiah Bello; Hafeez Shaka

doi:10.7759/cureus.19409

Left Ventricular Noncompaction as a Rare Cause of Syncope

Cureus. 2021 Nov 9;13(11):e19409. doi: 10.7759/cureus.19409. eCollection 2021 Nov.

Authors

Pius E Ojemolon¹, Endurance O Evbayekha², Jesse Odion³, Jeremiah Bello⁴, Hafeez Shaka¹

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, USA.
² Internal Medicine, Stella Obasanjo Isolation Centre, Benin, NGA.
³ Internal Medicine, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin, NGA.
⁴ Medicine, University of Benin, Benin City, NGA.

Abstract

Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is a relatively rare myocardial disorder which is characterized by trabeculations and deep intertrabecular recesses within the left ventricle. LVNC is often asymptomatic but may present with heart failure, arrhythmias, or systemic thromboembolism. Uncommonly, patients with LVNC can present with syncope. In this article, we report one such presentation of this rare medical condition.

Keywords: arrhythmia; cardiomyopathy; congenital; heart failure; noncompaction; thromboembolism.

Publication types

Case Reports